Launching a $2.3 billion effort for states and tribes to revamp the national power grid is the latest White House effort to bolster electricity usage to modernize transportation infrastructure.
May 6, 2022Department of Energy
Government, Technology 
The Biden administration is pursuing an agenda to achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and a net-zero, greenhouse gas-emission economy by 2050. (surfmo/Getty Images)
White House Aims to Boost Electrical Grid With Grant Program
The Biden administration is pursuing an agenda to achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and a net-zero, greenhouse gas-emission economy by 2050. (surfmo/Getty Images) Government, Business, Fuel 
Crude oil pipelines at the U.S. Department of Energy's Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
US Taps Strategic Reserve for 13.4 Million Barrels of Oil
Crude oil pipelines at the U.S. Department of Energy's Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)The U.S. Department of Energy announced the loan of 13.4 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserve as part of a renewed effort by the Biden administration to contain oil prices that have surged to their highest level since 2014.
January 25, 2022 Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous 
Nikola headquarters in Arizona. (Ash Ponders/Bloomberg News)
Nikola Awarded DOE Grant to Research Hydrogen Refueling
Nikola headquarters in Arizona. (Ash Ponders/Bloomberg News)Nikola Corp. announced the U.S. Department of Energy awarded it a grant of $2 million to advance research into autonomous refueling technologies for future hydrogen fueling stations.
August 23, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a nomination hearing on Jan. 27. (Grame Jennings/Pool via AP)
Senate Confirms EV Proponent Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a nomination hearing on Jan. 27. (Grame Jennings/Pool via AP)Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Feb. 25 to be President Joe Biden’s energy secretary. The vote was 64-35.
February 25, 2021 Government, Business, Technology 
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DOE Grant Supports Traffic Optimization, Fuel Consumption Research
pawel.gaul/Getty ImagesThe Department of Energy has awarded a group of partners representing three universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., a grant to research traffic control system optimization with an aim to reduce emissions.
September 25, 2020 Government, Fuel 
Dan Brouillette by Jon Gambrell/AP
Trump Taps Perry Deputy Dan Brouillette to Replace Him at Energy Department
Dan Brouillette by Jon Gambrell/APWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is nominating a deputy to Energy Secretary Rick Perry to replace him in the top job at the Energy Department.
October 18, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Diesel Climbs Again, Rises 2.3¢ to $2.996 a Gallon
Geof Wilson/FlickrThe U.S. average retail price for diesel jumped 2.3 cents to $2.996 cents a gallon, the U.S. Department of Energy reported, while crude hovered near $62 a barrel amid political tensions in Iran and a decline in active U.S. oil wells.
January 8, 2018 Government, Fuel 
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Diesel Dips 0.9¢ to $2.901 a Gallon
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsThe U.S. average retail price of diesel slipped 0.9 cent to $2.901 a gallon. The cost of trucking's main fuel dropped in all regions, except New England (up 2.4 cents) and the Central Atlantic (unchanged).
December 18, 2017 Government, Fuel 
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Diesel Drops 1.2¢ to $2.910 a Gallon
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsThe U.S. average retail price of diesel slipped 1.2 cents to $2.910 a gallon as oil prices closed in on $58 a barrel — but then forecasts for U.S. oil production pointed to record volumes next year, causing oil prices to ease some.
December 11, 2017 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Diesel Jumps 6.3¢ to $2.882 a Gallon
Rodger Hinson/FlickrThe U.S. average retail price of diesel jumped 6.3 cents to $2.882 a gallon as oil climbed to its highest price since June 2015.
November 6, 2017