Historically DOE has always been mainly about the weapons labs and research on things other than energy. This isn't some kind of bait-and-switch; it's quite the opposite. Under Chu and Obama, basic and applied energy research are growing (though not rapidly enough). For some perspective, check out what happened to DOE energy research following the Carter years (according to an APS study):
You can see DOE budget data directly from their site There's a link to an Excel spreadsheet of historical budgets.
Looking at outlays, you can see stimulus spike in spending on energy projects followed by a contraction thanks to the idiocy of the ginned-up deficit "crisis." But even so, the projected outlays for energy are healthier than the pre-Obama values.
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