Energy & UtilitiesFederal spending file
Energy
Power programs, energy research, and keeping the lights on: a small line with loud lobbying.
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What the money shows
The government spent $63.2B on Energy in 2025, which is 0.6% of all spending that year. Energy outlays are up 342.1% from 2017. OMB history lists Energy at 0.6% of federal outlays in 1962 and 0.6% in 2025. Department of Energy, the largest agency in this category, handles 75.2% of its latest outlay. The linked lobbying register category is Energy & Utilities.
Sources: USAspending · OMB Historical Tables
$63B
Latest outlay
$0.62
Of each $100
+342%
Since FY2017
Energy & Utilities
Mapped sector
Agencies spending it
Latest fiscal year, top agencies from USAspending.
Department of Energy$48B
Department of Agriculture$8.6B
Department of the Treasury$6.1B
Nuclear Regulatory Commission$988M
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board$3.9M
Lobbying in this sector
Up to five leading energy & utilities clients in the lobby register.
Share since 1962
OMB history plus live rows once ingested.
Bills moving money here
A sector-filtered doorway into the bills register.
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