US EditionTrump EPA plans to claw back $7 billion in rooftop solar grants
UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – The Trump administration ended a $7 billion solar grant program aiding 900,000 low-income households and set strict land use rules prioritizing fossil fuels and nuclear over renewables.
- On August 4, 2025, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a secretarial order requiring Interior agencies to evaluate new renewable projects based on capacity density, potentially barring permits unless they match fossil fuel or nuclear standards.
- Amid broader rollback of leasing, the Interior Department paused renewable leasing in January and last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management closed off 3.5 million offshore acres for wind.
- Amid capacity density scrutiny, the DOI found federal lands supply about 4% of renewable energy, with 4 projects on over 500,000 acres under review.
- Facing legal pushback, critics say policy favors fossil fuels and may prompt lawsuits from developers like the Rough Hat Clark Solar Project, risking higher costs for consumers.
- Projections show the EPA has sought to claw back $20 billion of the $27 billion in climate grants authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act, with a SEIA report projecting solar deployment might drop 23% below expected growth by 2030.
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Trump EPA pushes to claw back $7B in solar power funds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will try to claw back $7 billion doled out by the Biden administration to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. Under the Biden-era program, money left the federal government and was distributed to 60 entities including states, nonprofits, tribes and local governments. Those entities were expected to use the $7 billion passed as…
EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy
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EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy
The Environmental Protection Agency has terminated $7 billion in funding for solar programs approved under the Biden administration, including projects for nearly 1 million households in low-income communities.
Gov. Healey urges EPA to keep grants for solar: ‘Affordability isn’t controversial’
The Healey administration and the state’s U.S. senators urged the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday not to cancel a $7 billion grant program intended to place solar with low income households across the nation.
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