: ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Energy ▁Secretary ▁Rick ▁Perry ▁test ified ▁to ▁a ▁Senate ▁panel ▁about ▁the ▁Trump ▁administration ' s ▁DO E ▁budget ▁request ▁for ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁budget ▁request ▁prior it izes ▁nuclear ▁security ▁while ▁making ▁large ▁cut s ▁to ▁energy ▁efficiency ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy ▁programs . ▁The ▁proposal ▁is ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁increase ▁in ▁funds ▁over ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁" prom otes ▁innov ations ▁like ▁a ▁new ▁Office ▁of ▁Cy ber security , ▁Energy ▁Security , ▁and ▁Emer gency ▁Response ▁( CES ER ) ▁and ▁g ains ▁for ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁F oss il ▁Energy . ▁In vest ments ▁would ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁National ▁N uc lear ▁Security ▁Administration ▁and ▁modern ize ▁the ▁nuclear ▁force , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁weapons ▁activities ▁and ▁advanced ▁computing ." ▁However , ▁the ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Energy ▁E ffic iency ▁and ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁would ▁be ▁lower ed ▁to ▁$ 6 9 6 ▁million ▁under ▁the ▁plan , ▁down ▁from ▁$ 1 . 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Over all , ▁the ▁department ' s ▁energy ▁and ▁related ▁programs ▁would ▁be ▁cut ▁by ▁$ 1 . 9 ▁billion . ▁ ▁Program s ▁and ▁contract s ▁ ▁Energy ▁Sav ings ▁Performance ▁Cont ract ▁▁ ▁Energy ▁Sav ings ▁Performance ▁Cont ract s ▁( ES PC s ) ▁are ▁contract s