Former Governor Rick Perry has been nominated to lead the Department of Energy.
- Secretary
- Deputy Secretary
- Under Secretary for Energy and Environment
- Under Secretary for Science
- Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
- Administrator – Energy Information Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability – runs the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
- Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – runs the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management – runs the Office of Environmental Management
- Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy – runs the Office of Fossil Energy
- Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Domestic Policy
- Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy – runs the Office of Nuclear Energy
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director – Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
- Director – Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
- Director – Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
- Director – Office of Science
- General Counsel
- Inspector General
- 5 Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)