In a major internal reorganization, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is dismantling several offices that played key roles in the Biden-era push to transition the nation away from fossil fuels, according to a revised organizational chart, released Nov. 20.
The chart shows that the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) are gone, and offices focusing on nuclear power, hydrocarbons, and fossil-fuel deployment are elevated to replace them.
EERE has long been one of the DOE’s largest program offices. Over the past decade, it oversaw tens of billions of dollars in research and development for wind and solar power, advanced batteries, energy-efficient buildings, and new-energy car technologies. The department has not yet announced how much, if any, of the office’s work may be reassigned under the new structure….