Energy Dept Dismantles Major Biden-Era Offices, Shifts Focus to Nuclear, Fossil Fuels

The department has canceled billion of dollars in federal funding for Biden-era energy projects over the past months.

Nine Mile Point Clean Energy Center nuclear power plant in Scriba, N.Y., on Sept. 8, 2025. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

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.