-
Period: to
energy history
-
new economicly clean energy
The Atomic Energy Commission tells about a cooperative agreement with industry to build a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor on the Clinch River in Tennessee. -
Energy policy
President Nixon establishes the Energy Policy Office. The office is responsible for formulating and coordinating energy policies at the presidential level. -
natural gas act
President Carter signs the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977. -
solar energy
President Carter announces program to increase Nation's use of solar energy, including solar development bank and increased funds for solar energy research and development. -
decontrol of crude oil
President Reagan signs Executive Order 12287, which provides for the decontrol of crude oil and refined petroleum products -
hydroelectric project
The Department completes the sale of the Alaska Power Administration with the transfer of the Snettisham hydroelectric project to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. The Eklutna hydroelectric project was sold to three local utility users in 1997. -
Green energy parks programs
The Department of Energy and the Department of Interior launch the Green Energy Parks Program, designed to increase the use of sustainable energy technology in the nation's parks. -
Electricty Advisory Board
Secretary Abraham establishes the 39-member Electricity Advisory Board that is tasked with provide authoritative advice from across all segments of the electricity industry. -
modernize electricity system
In his State of the Union address, President Bush urges Congress "to pass legislation to modernize our electricity system, promote conservation, and make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy." -
Solar cells power increase
The Department's Los Alamos National Laboratory announces that lab scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called carrier multiplication and the discovery increases the a higher electrical output than current solar cells.
