My Department of Energy Budget Review
I suggest $6 billion in DOE cuts.
I have had limited interactions with the Department of Energy over the years, with two project engagements where I witnessed what I thought was waste. The areas included "monitoring and administration of fossil fuels that, I called "counting coal."
From that and investigation, I would cut this line item cold turkey.
Fossil Energy and Carbon Management 750,000, 750,000, 893,160 143,160 19.1%
2,536,000,000
Cut #1: $2 billion
"The Department of Energy's (DOE) mission is to support the Nation's prosperity by addressing its climate, energy, environmental, and nuclear security challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
The F.Y. 2023 Request continues to advance our core science and security missions and creates jobs through investments in clean energy innovation and infrastructure to drive down clean energy costs.
The Request supports over $11 billion in investments in clean energy research, development, demonstration, and deployment, which are central to maintaining U.S. competitiveness and enabling the achievement of the Administration's goals of a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030 and zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050.
The F.Y. 2023 Request will strengthen domestic clean energy manufacturing, developing key energy industries and supply chains here at home to improve U.S. energy security and create good-paying jobs in communities across the country.
The Request includes $200 million for a new Solar Manufacturing Accelerator that will help create a robust domestic manufacturing sector capable of meeting the Administration's solar deployment goals without relying on imported goods manufactured using unacceptable labor practices."
The above are preferred and supported.
Cut this out: The Request also funds a new Manufacturing USA institute and increases support for Industrial Assessment Centers as it is government make work waste.
The private sector should and would do this on its own:
The Request also proposes a $1 billion mandatory investment to launch a Global Clean Energy Manufacturing effort that would build resilient supply chains for climate and clean energy equipment through engagement with allies, enabling an effective global response to the climate crisis while creating economic opportunities for the U.S. to increase its share of the global clean technology market.
The F.Y. 2023 Request invests more than $1 billion to create jobs by building and improving clean energy infrastructure through newly established offices led by the Under Secretary for Infrastructure.
No to the above.
Cut #2: $2 billion
No to this:
"DOE is committed to securing and advancing environmental justice and equity and spurring economic opportunity for disadvantaged communities historically marginalized and overburdened by pollution and experience underinvestment in essential services. The Request will allow DOE to provide historical support for underserved communities, including $34 million for the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity to play a critical role in implementing the Department's Justice40 efforts and equity action plan, $40 million in new resources for capacity building assistance in areas of persistent poverty around the Department's cleanup sites, $150 million to electrify Tribal homes and transition Tribal colleges and universities to renewable energy, and $13 million for the Office of Legacy Management to strengthen its environmental justice mission.
Cut #3: $1 billion
No to this:
The Request invests $62 million through the Office of International Affairs to accelerate international climate progress, deploy American innovation, and support economic prosperity at home and abroad. The Request includes $18 million for the Net Zero World initiative.
Department of Energy F.Y. 2023 $B Undersecretary for Infrastructure 2.1 Undersecretary for Science & Innovation 14.7 Undersecretary for Nuclear Security & Administrator, NNSA 21.4 Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Other Departmental Elements 7.6 DOE Total 2.4 48.2
Cut #4: $1 billion
Yes to Science
Science FY 2023 Office of Science Programs $M • Advanced Scientific Computing Research 1,069 • Basic Energy Sciences 2,421 • Biological and Environmental Research 904 • Fusion Energy Sciences 723 • High Energy Physics 1,122 • Nuclear Physics 739 • Isotope R&Dand Production 97 • Accelerator R&D and Production 27 • Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists 41 • Science Laboratory Infrastructure 255 • Safeguards and Security 190 • Program Direction 211 Office of Science Program Total 7,799
Yes, for the Labs
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FY 2023 Environmental Management Sites • Carlsbad/Waste Isolation Plant (WIPP) • Idaho • Oak Ridge • Paducah • Portsmouth • Richland • River Protection • Savannah River • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory • Los Alamos National Laboratory • Nevada • Sandia Site Office • Separations Process Research Unit • West Valley Demonstration Project • Energy Technology Engineering Center • Moab • Other Sites • Program Direction • D&D Fund Deposit • Mission Support Environmental Management Total (net offset) $M 463 391 612 282 560 917 1,604 1,724 14 332 63 4 15 94 26 67 4 317 417 154 7,643
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