Kevin Kolevar

Kevin M. Kolevar is the incumbent Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability within the United States Department of Energy. He was confirmed to the position in August 2007. He had led the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability since its creation in February 2005. Prior to that, Assistant Secretary Kolevar served as chief of staff to the Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McSlarrow from January 2003 to January 2005. He also worked as a senior policy advisor to the Secretary of Energy on security and technology issues.cite web | title="Department of Energy - Kevin M. Kolevar" | url=http://www.oe.energy.gov/706.htm | accessdate= September 25 | accessyear= 2007 ]

While working at the Department of Energy, he was chair of the Department of Energy National Security Working Group. He also served as an advisor to the U.S.-Canada Task Force investigating the 2003 blackout. Prior joining the Department of Energy, he spent over ten years serving as a member of United States Senate staff in the offices of Senators Spencer Abraham and Connie Mack III. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

On behalf of the Secretary of Energy, Kolevar coordinated energy response efforts with the energy industry and other federal agencies after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. His office collected, analyzed, and disseminated vital information to all involved in the response and restoration efforts and served in a coordinating role for the energy sector.

Kolevar made the announcement that the Department of Energy would invest nearly $20 million for plug-in hybrid vehicle research. In collaboration with the United States Advanced Battery Consortium, five projects were given $17.2 million in funding and awards for plug-in hybrid vehicle battery development projects. $2 million was given to the University of Michigan to coordinate the study. [cite news|author=Science News Editor|title=U.S. to fund plug-in hybrid car research|publisher="Earthtimes.org"|date=September 25, 2007|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/113724.html] Kolevar said that the Bush administration's interest in plug-in hybrid vehicles came about as a result of rising oil prices. [cite news|first=Arikia|last=Millikan|title=With Energy Dept. grant, studying electric cars|publisher="The Michigan Daily"|date=September 26, 2007|url=http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2007/09/26/Science/With-Energy.Dept.Grant.Studying.Electric.Cars-2992673.shtml]

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