DOE rips funding from over 600 awards for energy projects, ignoring bipartisan support and economic benefits
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to terminate funding for over 600 awards totaling $23 billion.
Conrad Schneider, Senior Director, U.S., at Clean Air Task Force said:
“DOE is slashing funding to American companies, investors, and communities across the U.S.
“Over the last several years, the U.S. has rightly invested in innovative energy projects that have supported economic growth and workforce development, strengthened global leadership, catalyzed additional investment in local economies, while positioning the country to meet rising energy demands and lowering electricity bills for consumers and businesses. Today’s move jeopardizes the investments and benefits that companies and investors have made. These sweeping funding cuts will have far-reaching consequences – with virtually no region unscathed.
“The federal government plays an essential role in addressing gaps that stall the commercialization of energy breakthroughs by providing grants and loans to accelerate innovative projects. By abruptly canceling funding for several hundred energy projects, the U.S. risks ceding American energy leadership and signals that U.S. innovation is not a priority.”
The awards cited by DOE were issued by the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Grid Deployment (GDO), Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and Fossil Energy (FE).
CATF mapped where the impacted projects are, which can be found here. Map pins indicate the place of performance, and where there are a number of multi-state projects, the location is the recipient address.
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