▁E ffic iency ▁and ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy , ▁who ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate . ▁The ▁current ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁is ▁Daniel ▁Sim m ons . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁E ERE ▁over se es ▁the ▁management ▁and ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁Labor atory ▁and ▁provides ▁fund ing ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ' s ▁national ▁labor ator ies : ▁ ▁Arg onne ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Brook h aven ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Id aho ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁Ber keley ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁Liver more ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Los ▁Al amos ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁National ▁Energy ▁Technology ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁National ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Sand ia ▁National ▁Labor ator ies ▁ ▁Sav ann ah ▁River ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Bud get ▁The ▁Office ▁of ▁E ERE ' s ▁annual ▁budget ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁annual ▁con gression al ▁appropri ations . ▁E ERE ▁received ▁$ 1 . 8 2 ▁billion ▁in ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 4 ,$ 1 . 9 1 ▁billion ▁in ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁requested ▁$ 2 . 7 2 ▁billion ▁for ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁$ 2 . 8 9 ▁billion ▁for ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1