Washington, D.C. — New reporting indicates that President Trump is planning to unilaterally rescind grants that were awarded under President Biden’s Solar for All program. Those funds, which were sent to nearly every state in the country, are meant to help lower- and middle-income families install solar technology at their homes and fund community solar developments and storage technologies. This news comes on the heels of new confirmation that Trump and Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill will gut clean energy investments across America, needlessly throwing people out of work and jacking up costs.

“The Trump administration’s proposal to claw back already-awarded funds for job-creating and utility bill-lowering solar projects across America is shortsighted, regressive, and plain wrong,” said Andrew Reagan, President of Clean Energy for America. “As electricity prices skyrocket, thanks in part to President Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill, solar power is one of the fastest and most efficient ways to lower costs and help Americans keep more of their hard-earned money. President Trump’s continued attacks on clean energy are bad for our wallets, communities, and future — and even Republican senators know it. This move will only further strangle energy supplies and put more pressure on American families’ household budgets. We strongly urge the administration to immediately reverse course to help address the electricity affordability crisis, while supporting investments, jobs, and small businesses across the nation.”

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New York Times: E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy

“The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter.

“The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting termination letters to the 60 state agencies, nonprofit groups and Native American tribes that received the grants under the ‘Solar for All’ program, with the goal of sending the letters by the end of this week, according to the two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly.

“If finalized, the move would escalate the Trump administration’s efforts to claw back billions of dollars in grants awarded under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s signature climate law. And it would be certain to draw legal challenges from the grant recipients, many of whom have pursued projects in Republican-led states.”

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