Trump to Cut Solar, Wind Subsidies on July 4th

Trump to cut solar, wind subsidies on July 4th

(The Center Square) - The Trump administration is set to cut subsidies for new solar and wind power projects on Saturday. Estimates suggest the subsidies have cost taxpayers more than $141 billion over the past 16 years.

New July 4 Win: DOE Cuts Solar and Wind Subsidies

DOE ends federal subsidies for new solar and wind projects, saving taxpayers $141 billion since 2010.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright Applauds Absolute End For Federal Wind And Solar Subsidies In Massive Green Energy Blow

The 4 Jul 2026 deadline will end core tax credits for future US wind and solar projects, but not all federal support. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on 2 Jul that the Trump administration would 'end the subsidies for wind and solar' after about 35 years. The statute reaches two principal clean-electricity tax credits rather than every federal mechanism that can assist the sector. Its timing also matters: a project that establishes constructi…

Energy Secretary Applauds The End Of Federal Wind And Solar Subsidies

Idiocracy indeed. Source: International Business Times The 4 Jul 2026 deadline will end core tax credits for future US wind and solar projects, but not all federal support. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on 2 Jul that the Trump administration would 'end the subsidies for wind and solar' after about 35 years. The statute reaches two principal clean-electricity tax credits rather than every federal mechanism that can assist the sector. Its tim…

Energy Sec: No More Subsidies For Wind And Solar: "Sun Doesn't Always Shine, Wind Doesn't Always Blow"

Via press release from the Energy Department: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today released the following statement regarding the Working Families Tax Cut July 4, 2026 deadline ending federal tax credit subsidies for new wind and solar projects not currently under construction. For more than three decades, the federal government has subsidized wind and solar energy generation. In 2025, wind and solar accounted for approximately three perc…

The Wind and Solar Tax Credits Are About to Expire. Will They Come Back?

As many Americans celebrate the country’s 250th birthday this weekend, the clean energy industry will be mourning a death. Independence Day marks the expiration of federal tax credits for wind farms and solar arrays, subsidies that have been in effect in some form or another since 1978. They may not be dead forever. Leading Democrats in Congress are preparing to reinstate the tax credits the next chance they get — whether or not the clean energy…