Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure
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| post = Under Secretary of Energy
| native_name = S3
| insignia = Seal of the United States Department of Energy.svg
| insigniasize = 120
| insigniacaption = Seal of the U. S. Department of Energy
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| style = Mr. Under Secretary
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| incumbent = Vacant
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| incumbentsince = January 20, 2025
| department = United States Department of Energy
| member_of = Department of Energy
| reports_to = Deputy Secretary of Energy
| seat = Washington, D.C., United States
| appointer = The President
| appointer_qualified = With advice and confirmation from the Senate
| termlength = Appointed
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| deputy = Associate Under Secretary
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| website = {{URL|www.energy.gov}}
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The Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure,{{Cite web|title=DOE Optimizes Structure to Implement $62 Billion in Clean Energy Investments From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law|url=https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-optimizes-structure-implement-62-billion-clean-energy-investments-bipartisan|access-date=2022-02-10|website=Energy.gov}} 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 States' carbon-free electricity (by 2035) and net-zero economy pledges (by 2050){{Cite web |title=Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure |url=https://www.energy.gov/infrastructure/undersecretary-infrastructure/articles/office-under-secretary-infrastructure |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Energy.gov}} 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,{{cite web | title=US CODE: Title 42,7132. Principal officers | url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/7132- | access-date= September 24, 2007}} meaning they receives a basic annual salary of $152,000 as of 2006.{{cite web | title=Salary Table 2006-EX | url=http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/html/ex.asp | access-date= September 22, 2007}} 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 Kristina M Johnson, Under Secretary Bud Albright,{{cite web | title=Department of Energy - Clarence H. Albright, Jr. | url=https://www.energy.gov/organization/5467.htm | access-date= September 24, 2007}} Acting Under Secretary Bill Ostendorff,{{cite web | title=Department of Energy - Leadership | url=https://www.energy.gov/organization/leadership.htm | access-date= July 10, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070710214157/http://www.energy.gov/organization/leadership.htm |archive-date = July 10, 2007}} Acting Under Secretary Dennis Spurgeon,{{cite web | title=Department of Energy - Leadership | url=https://www.energy.gov/organization/leadership.htm | access-date= June 10, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070610015141/http://www.energy.gov/organization/leadership.htm |archive-date = June 10, 2007}} David K. Garman,{{cite web | title=Department of Energy - Leadership | url=https://www.energy.gov/organization/leadership.htm | access-date= December 9, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061209225423/http://www.energy.gov/organization/leadership.htm |archive-date = December 9, 2006}} and Robert G. Card.{{cite web | title=energy.gov - About Us | url=https://www.energy.gov/aboutus/history/card.html | access-date= April 3, 2003 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030620140241/http://www.energy.gov/aboutus/history/card.html | archive-date= June 20, 2003}}
List of under secretaries
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