$156M solar power grant for Washington in limbo after Trump order
Washington was locked out of about $150 million in federal funding for solar projects focused on low-income communities last week as the Trump administration paused clean energy grants.
Last April, the federal Environmental Protection Agency awarded $7 billion to 60 recipients, including $156 million for the Washington state Department of Commerce. The money under the Solar for All program was expected to help over 900,000 homes in low-income communities nationwide access solar power.
In his termination of the “Green New Deal,” President Donald Trump, on his first day in office, ordered federal agencies to pause disbursements under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, which included the Solar for All program.
Commerce lost access to the solar money on Thursday, an agency spokesperson said. The situation has unfolded in tandem with an attempt by the White House budget office to freeze a wide array of federal spending, a move that’s now tied up in court.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/04/156m-solar-grant-awarded-to-washington-in-limbo-after-trump-order/