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The Atomic Energy Commission tells about a cooperative agreement with industry to build a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor on the Clinch River in Tennessee.
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President Nixon establishes the Energy Policy Office. The office is responsible for formulating and coordinating energy policies at the presidential level.
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President Carter signs the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977.
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President Carter announces program to increase Nation's use of solar energy, including solar development bank and increased funds for solar energy research and development.
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President Reagan signs Executive Order 12287, which provides for the decontrol of crude oil and refined petroleum products
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The Department completes the sale of the Alaska Power Administration with the transfer of the Snettisham hydroelectric project to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. The Eklutna hydroelectric project was sold to three local utility users in 1997.
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The Department of Energy and the Department of Interior launch the Green Energy Parks Program, designed to increase the use of sustainable energy technology in the nation's parks.
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Secretary Abraham establishes the 39-member Electricity Advisory Board that is tasked with provide authoritative advice from across all segments of the electricity industry.
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In his State of the Union address, President Bush urges Congress "to pass legislation to modernize our electricity system, promote conservation, and make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy."
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The Department's Los Alamos National Laboratory announces that lab scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called carrier multiplication and the discovery increases the a higher electrical output than current solar cells.
