Overview
- The Department of Energy published a new organizational chart that no longer shows the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, the Office of State and Community Energy Programs, the Federal Energy Management Program, the Grid Deployment Office and the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains Office.
- The plan creates the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office and the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, adds an Office of Fusion, rebrands the Loan Programs Office as the Office of Energy Dominance Financing, and keeps ARPA‑E intact.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the overhaul aligns operations with President Trump’s energy dominance agenda to lower costs and safeguard taxpayer dollars.
- An internal email to staff said EERE will be folded into CMEI and that elements of OCED and the Grid Deployment Office will be wound down, signaling a shift in how federal energy funds may be directed.
- The reshuffle follows roughly $7.5 billion in project cancellations, invites likely legal scrutiny because some affected offices were established or funded by law, and has included notices to 180 employees of possible reassignment, firing or transfer.