The U.S. Department of Commerce on June 10 confirmed the termination of 14 discretionary federal advisory committees, including the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee, which provided the agency with private sector advice aimed at boosting the competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency exports, including ethanol and wood pellets.&nbsp;REEEAC was first established in 2010 to provide the Department of Commerce with advice from the private sector on the development and administration of programs and policies to expand the export competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services.&nbsp;The committee was housed within the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration, an office that focuses on promoting U.S. exports, attracting investment, and defending against unfair trade. &nbsp;The committee’s work on renewable energy focused on technologies, equipment, and services to generate electricity, produce heat, and power vehicles from renewable sources such as biomass, solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and hydrogen. For the purposes of the REEEAC, covered goods and services did not include vehicles, feedstocks for biofuels, or energy efficiency as it relates to consumer goods or buildings. However, non-fossil fuels that reduce carbon consumption, such as liquid biofuels and wood pellets, were included.REEEAC was rechartered most recently in May 2024 for its eighth charter term. The second meeting of that charter term was scheduled to be held Feb. 12, 2025. The ITA, however, published a notice in the Federal Register that day announcing the meeting would be postponed.&nbsp;A notice posted the ITA website later that month announced plans to terminate REEEAC, noting “the Secretary of Commerce has determined that the purposes for which the&nbsp;Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC)&nbsp;was established have been fulfilled.”As of February 2025, REEEAC had 28 industry members, including those representing U.S. pellet producer Lignetics and renewable fuel trade groups Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association.&nbsp;A notice published in the Federal Register on June 10 officially disbands REEEAC and 13 other discretionary advisory committees. Additional information, including a full list of the affected committees, is available on the Federal Register <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10398/notice-of-termination-of-14-discretionary-federal-advisory-committees">website</a>. &nbsp;

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The U.S. Department of Commerce on June 10 confirmed the termination of 14 discretionary federal advisory committees, including one aimed at boosting the competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency exports

Department of Commerce officially disbands renewable energy advisory committee

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