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The mission of the Department of Energy (DOE) is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. This includes driving innovation in energy technologies, ensuring the nation's nuclear security, reducing the threat of global climate change, and promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

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$51.7 billion

The DOE provides services that include funding and conducting research in basic and applied science, particularly related to energy and environmental issues; managing the nuclear weapons stockpile and nonproliferation activities; overseeing the nation's strategic petroleum reserves; promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies; regulating the energy sector for security and reliability; cleaning up environmental contamination from nuclear weapons production sites; and fostering international cooperation on energy and climate issues.

The DOE oversees regulations related to energy conservation, nuclear safety, the disposal of nuclear waste, environmental restoration, energy efficiency standards for appliances and consumer products, and the dissemination of federal energy policies. It also sets guidelines for the operation of the National Laboratories, manages the nuclear security enterprise, enforces energy efficiency standards, and regulates aspects of energy production, particularly in nuclear energy.