Posted on 08/05/2025 9:21:45 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
If finalized, the move would escalate the Trump administration’s efforts to claw back billions of dollars in climate grants awarded under President Biden.
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 nonprofit groups and state agencies 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.
Representatives for the E.P.A. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Already, the E.P.A. has sought to cancel $20 billion out of the $27 billion in climate grants authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act. That move has prompted a drawn-out legal battle and a widening controversy involving the E.P.A., the Justice Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Citibank, where the funds are being held.
Under the Biden administration, the E.P.A. awarded all $7 billion under the Solar for All program. It is unclear how much of the money has been spent so far.
The Solar for All program was not only intended to help low- and moderate-income homeowners go solar. It was also meant to...
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“Claw back” Nope.
Rescind, cancel ... yes.
A blight on our “view shed”. Just like the friggin’ wind mills.
If it’s anything like the “rural broadband” campaign, or the ‘National EV charger network” scam, they were never going to get any panels on their roofs anyway.
Ask for the project plan and the budgeting and force the recipients to account for every penny.
another money laundering scheme
Solar panels on the roof of my in-laws house has significantly reduced their energy costs.
On average, solar only produces at rated levels from 10am to 4pm. Six hours a day. And, it doesn’t cover the morning or evening peak times.
It is not and never will be base load.
Let them pay for it then.
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Lawmakers have forced electricity suppliers to buy the solar from home owners at inflated rates.
Also, energy suppliers do not want to buy unreliable energy that is only supplied half the time, during the day for solar.
My in laws paid for their solar panels out of their own pockets.
Correct. Works for individual homes just fine by shaving off the cost of commercial power at certain times, but that’s about it.
We have 26 panels on our roof, and they work great 8 out of 12 months of the year. Something to do with the sun moving too far south during the winter months.
Guaranteed.
Glad to hear it. And I’m happy it’s working well for them.
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Of the 8 months when the panels work "great", how well do they work at night?
A good system also has battery storage.
Just like the winter months. Nada, zilch
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