negativenull
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News@lemmy.world•News Release: Energy Department Renames NREL 'National Lab of the Rockies' English
17·6 days agoThe only of the National Labs who’s dedicated purpose was renewable energy is being refocused to energy for AI centers. NREL is where those giant wind turbines were first developed, and the most efficient solar panels, and so much more. The reason renewable energy is so cheap is largely because of the science being done at NREL.
I’m infuriated.

You got it exactly right
edit:
Her Department of Energy department was named “Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy”, e.g. EERE. This department is a large funder of research at NREL. This department was renamed last week to: “Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation” e.g. CMEI