The Department of Energy will renew the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board for a two-year term beginning August 26, 2026, according to a notice published in the Federal Register (91 FR 53406).
The board advises the secretary of energy on energy policy, the department's basic and applied research activities, and economic and national security policy, along with other department activities and operations.
DOE listed the board's expected budget in the notice:
- Annual budget: about $375,000
- Federal staff: 1 full-time employee, about $250,000
- Other federal internal costs, including travel, meetings, and contractors: $100,000
- Payments to members: $0
- Members: about 20
- Reimbursable costs, including members' travel: $25,000
The board dates to 1990, when it was first chartered under President George H.W. Bush's administration. It has lapsed and been reestablished several times since, most recently in August 2012. DOE said the secretary only recently appointed the board's current members, so it has no accomplishments yet under this administration.
In its public interest determination, DOE said no other federal advisory committee at the department focuses only on cross-departmental energy policy issues.
DOE's notice frames the board's role around what it calls energy dominance: expanding production across crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, the kinetic movement of flowing water, and critical minerals, with the stated aims of lowering inflation, growing the economy, adding jobs, reestablishing US leadership in manufacturing, and leading in artificial intelligence.
David Borak, the board's designated federal officer, is the contact listed in the notice.
