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Seal of the U. S. Department of Energy
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David W. Crane since June 14, 2023 | |
| United States Department of Energy | |
| Style | Mr. Under Secretary |
| Member of | Department of Energy |
| Reports to | Deputy Secretary of Energy |
| Seat | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Appointer | The President With advice and confirmation from the Senate |
| Term length | Appointed |
| Deputy | Associate Under Secretary |
| Website | www |
The Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure,[1] previously the Undersecretary for Energy, is a position within the United States Department of Energy. The under secretary oversees the department's energy and environment programs, including environmental cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex, nuclear waste management efforts, and applied energy research and developmental activities.
Furthermore, the under secretary plays a plays an instrumental role in the development and deployment of infrastructure to meet the United State's carbon-free electricity (by 2035) and net-zero economy pledges (by 2050)[2] as part of the Department's response to Climate change in the United States.
The Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary is paid at level III of the Executive Schedule,[3] meaning they receives a basic annual salary of $152,000 as of 2006.[4] The current under secretary is David W. Crane, who was sworn in on June 14, 2023 after Senate confirmation. Previous Under Secretaries by recency include Acting Under Secretary David B. Sandalow, Under Secretary Bud Albright,[5] Acting Under Secretary Bill Ostendorff,[6] Acting Under Secretary Dennis Spurgeon,[7] David K. Garman,[8] and Robert G. Card.[9]
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| Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure | Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, & Energy Response | |
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| Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation |
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