News and reports from the Department of Energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently selected 21 states to receive technical assistance from the National Laboratories as they work towards improving the reliability of electric grids and developing new strategies to reduce carbon emissions.

News Release: In 2021, more than 280 industry and government officials in the energy sector participated in the ninth iteration of DOE’s annual all-hazards exercise series, Clear Path. Every year, this energy security and resilience exercise brings stakeholders together to examine current policies and procedures and improve coordination between government and industry partners.

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has issued the following press release:According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) are now adding more than 2,250 MW of new generating capacity each month.

News Release: In 2021, more than 280 industry and government officials in the energy sector participated in the ninth iteration of DOE’s annual all-hazards exercise series, Clear Path. Every year, this energy security and resilience exercise brings stakeholders together to examine current policies and procedures and improve coordination between government and industry partners.

Topical Collaborations in Nuclear Theory grant opened on Jan. 6.

Sen. Susan Collins is leading a group of lawmakers in urging the U.S. Department of Energy to release additional funding from the Weatherization Assistance Program to help low-income families afford energy costs this winter.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced the launch of a webpage for whistleblowers as a resource to contact them with information pertaining to their investigation of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

News Release: Today, House Energy & Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), and House Ways & Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (TX-08) in a letter to President Biden, slammed the Administration for its failure to...

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) issued a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office Operations (PPPO) and Site Mission Support (OSMS).

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) issued a Draft Request for Proposal for the new Portsmouth Decontamination and Decommissioning Contract (PORTS D&D) to be performed at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP) Site in southern Ohio.

News Release: On December 9, 2021, Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm announced Patricia A. Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity (OE), as one of five U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) executives selected to receive a 2021 Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award.

News Release: David Von Behren came to the Department of Energy (DOE) Legacy Management (LM) just two months ago as the Education, Communication, History, and Outreach (ECHO) supervisor - but the office’s public health mission has been a guiding principle throughout his 30-year career.

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

There were 158 notices published by the Energy Department in December, according to the Federal Register.