DOE awarded $371 million to state regulatory agencies to accelerate transmission permitting and to communities impacted by major interstate projects.

While frequently discounted as renewable energy, hydropower accounts for close to 30% of carbon-free generation in the U.S. and provides 40% of the nation's black start capacity.

About 45 companies worldwide are in the race to develop commercially viable nuclear fusion technology and almost half of them expect to deliver power to the grid somewhere between 2031 and 2035.

Vehicle-to-grid integration is about more than connecting electric vehicles to the grid, say reports from DOE and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.

U.S. Department of Energy officials say they're optimistic the costs of offshore wind energy development will begin to ease by the end of the decade.

The new federal funding is aimed at building market confidence that the U.S. nuclear industry will be able to incorporate the lessons learned at Vogtle to deliver a new round of safer, more efficient SMRs on time and on budget.

The first new reactors built in the U.S. since 2016, Vogtle’s two units have come online seven years late and $17 billion over budget, leaving subsequent projects surrounded by perceptions of risk.

DOE initiatives aimed at expanding EV charging networks have become more urgent as the November election looms and growth in EV sales has slowed.