Unleash American Energy Innovation
The Energy Department must prioritize true technological breakthroughs – such as nuclear fusion, high-performance computing, quantum computing, and AI – to maintain America’s global competitiveness. To that end, the Department will comprehensively review its R&D portfolio. As part of that review, the Department will rigorously enforce project milestones to ensure that taxpayer resources are allocated appropriately and cost-effectively consistent with the law.
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Research and Development
The Department’s Research and Development (R&D) enterprise is the envy of the world. We must focus our time and resources on technologies that will advance basic science, grow America’s scientific leadership, reduce costs for American families, strengthen the reliability of our energy system, and bolster America’s manufacturing competitiveness and supply chain security. As such, the Department’s R&D efforts will prioritize affordable, reliable, and secure energy technologies, including fossil fuels, advanced nuclear, geothermal, and hydropower.
Other Priorities
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The Department’s goal will be to unleash the great abundance of American energy required to power modern life and to achieve a durable state of American energy dominance.April 17, 2026 -
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A commonsense approach that does not regulate products that consumers value out of the market; instead, affordability and consumer choice will be our guiding light.April 17, 2026 -
The SPR is a national asset that protects our security in times of crisis. It must be refilled.April 17, 2026 -
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America must lead the commercialization of affordable and abundant nuclear energy.April 17, 2026 -
Fortifying America’s electric grid is critical to the reliable and secure delivery of electricity.April 17, 2026 -
Prioritize more efficient permitting to enable private sector investments and build the energy infrastructure needed to make energy more affordable, reliable, and secure.April 17, 2026
