The cabinet department of the United States government responsible for energy policy, the national laboratories and the nuclear weapons complex, formed in 1977 by consolidating the energy agencies created during the crisis years. Its seventeen national laboratories carry much of American energy research, from fusion and solar to grid modernization.
Facts
Organization Type Founded Year HeadquartersWashington, DC, United States 1 Connections
Associated With
Energy security is a core statutory DOE mission area under the 1977 DOE Organization Act.
Hyman Rickover directed the dual Navy/AEC then Navy/DOE Naval Reactors program continuously from 1949 until his 1982 retirement.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is DOE's national laboratory dedicated to renewable energy and energy efficiency research, government owned and contractor operated.
DOE stewards the US civilian and defense nuclear energy programs, successor to the Atomic Energy Commission under the 1977 DOE Organization Act.
EIA was established as DOE's independent statistical and analytical agency by Section 205 of the 1977 DOE Organization Act.
Operates
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is operated by DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sources
1. United States Department of Energy Official Site
US Department of EnergyMission page, lead statementQuote, Mission page, lead statement
The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
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