United States Department of Energy
U.S. government department regulating energy production and nuclear material handling
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| February 4 2025 | Chris Wright becomes the seventeenth Secretary of Energy, succeeding Jennifer Granholm. |
| January 20 2025 | Teresa Robbins assumes the role of Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, serving from January 20, 2025 under President Donald Trump. |
| 2024 | HEPAP is composed of 19 members from across the United States, with seven new members added whose terms will end in March 2027. |
| December 2024 | The Loan Programs Office announced a $15 billion low-interest loan to Pacific Gas & Electric for modernizing hydroelectric power infrastructure, transmission lines, and supporting renewable energy and electric vehicle initiatives. The loan was reduced from an initial $30 billion request due to repayment capacity concerns. |
| March 2024 | Seven new members joined HEPAP, with their terms set to conclude in March 2027. |
| December 2023 | The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5), a HEPAP subcommittee, released its most recent periodic report outlining funding priorities for U.S. particle physics investments. |
| June 15 2023 | Mark W. Menezes was appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Energy Association (USEA) Board of Directors. |
| 2022 | The Department of Energy announced a reorganization, introducing new names for under secretaries positions within the department's organizational structure. |
| 2021 | BSTP's models and training were being used to help Ukraine and Moldova diversify their energy systems and resources, supporting regional energy security. |
| July 26 2021 | Jill Hruby becomes Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, serving until January 20, 2025 under President Joe Biden. |
| March 2021 | USEA and its partners published an Energy Mix Diversification Strategy for the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL). |
| February 25 2021 | Jennifer Granholm is appointed as the sixteenth Secretary of Energy under President Joe Biden's administration. |
| 2020 | Fusion Energy Sciences program had a yearly budget of $670 million, with $250 million allocated to ITER international nuclear fusion research project. |
| 2020 | USEA released a comprehensive report analyzing the current state of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies, examining federal and state tax incentives that could facilitate large-scale CCUS adoption, including an in-depth look at the Section 45Q federal tax credit. |
| December 2020 | USEA and USAID jointly released the EAGP Webinar Series focusing on geothermal industrial parks, furthering their collaboration in East African geothermal energy development. |
| October 2020 | The United States Energy Association established the South Asia Regional Energy Hub (SAREH) to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration between private sector entities, policymakers, and regulators in South Asia through the Asia EDGE initiative. |
| June 2020 | USEA partnered with London Economics International (LEI) and Grid Advisors LLC to develop a strategy for improving Uganda's grid reliability and increasing renewable energy capacity. |
| March 2018 | Energy Secretary Rick Perry testified to a Senate panel about the Trump administration's DOE budget request for fiscal year 2019. The request prioritized nuclear security, proposed creating a new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), and included plans to strengthen the National Nuclear Security Administration and modernize the nuclear force. |
| February 22 2018 | Lisa Gordon-Hagerty takes office as Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, serving until November 6, 2020 under President Donald Trump. |
| March 2 2017 | Rick Perry is appointed as the fourteenth Secretary of Energy during the Trump administration. |
| 2016 | The Department of Energy complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, officially recognizing its historical significance. |
| April 17 2014 | Frank Klotz is appointed Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, serving until January 20, 2018 under President Donald Trump. |
| May 16 2013 | Ernest Moniz becomes the thirteenth Secretary of Energy, succeeding Steven Chu in the Obama administration. |
| 2012 | United States Energy Association launched the U.S.-East Africa Geothermal Partnership (EAGP), a public-private partnership aimed at providing assistance in early stages of geothermal project development across East African countries including Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya. |
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