The Mission

Welcome to Energy Empowers: an information service capturing the hearts and minds of the people building America's clean energy economy.

The Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes the importance of discussing successful domestic outcomes within the clean energy sector. Here at Energy Empowers, we're telling your stories to give a glimpse of how, together, we are building America's new energy economy — by improving efficiency, by building sustainable businesses that create new jobs, and by dusting off age-old skills and using them in new ways to generate clean energy.

It's our mission to put names and faces to the people who work on energy efficiency in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors and renewable projects, including solar, wind and water, biomass, geothermal, and hydrogen and fuel cells, supported by the DOE and beyond.

The Team

Energy Empowers is made up of a team of writers who work with the various programs and offices within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to develop stories that highlight the innovative work going on across all 50 states.

We cover many of the projects sponsored by the DOE and supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, but it doesn't stop there.  We want to hear how you, your businesses, and your communities are changing people's lives, stimulating the economy, and moving us closer to a sustainable future. Please share your success stories here.

The Energy Empowers team sits at DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C., with a few correspondents throughout the country.

The Readers

The general public, business, civic, and non-governmental leaders interested in energy efficiency and renewable energy should visit the Energy Empowers information service to keep abreast of the latest news, technologies, opportunities, and pioneers in the field and to learn how to make their communities more sustainable.