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Reports: Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Step Down (Electric Light & Power)

Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu
(Courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)

Steven Chu, who has headed the U.S. Department of Energy since January 2009, has decided to step down, according to Bloomberg, who sites people close to the matter.

Chu's exit would leave leaderless the three top departments that deal with energy policy, with Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar having already announced their plans for departure.

Chu's tenure at the DOE was marked perhaps most significantly by a stimulus-funded spending spree that concentrated on smart grid technology, renewable energy projects and an active federal loan guarantee program for upstart technology companies.

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