Trump Admin Cancels $7.5–7.6B Clean Energy Grants

The Trump administration and Department of Energy announced the cancellation of roughly $7.5–7.6 billion in grants supporting hundreds of clean-energy projects, with DOE saying 223 projects were terminated across 16 states that voted for Kamala Harris. The rescinded funding affects hydrogen hubs (including up to $1.2 billion for California and about $1 billion for a Pacific Northwest project), battery plants, grid upgrades, carbon-capture projects and a $630.6 million California CHARGE 2T transmission grant. DOE and White House officials said individualized financial reviews found the awards were not economically viable or did not adequately advance national energy needs. President Trump and OMB Director Russell Vought characterized the cuts as removing “dead wood” and stopping a “Green New Scam.” Democrats and state officials called the move politically retaliatory, warned of job losses and damage to state climate goals, and signaled legal and political pushback as governors in Colorado, Washington and California cited hundreds of millions in lost funding. The action comes amid a partisan federal funding standoff and a government shutdown fight.