The US Environmental Protection Agency will end a $7 billion Biden-era grant program that sought to expand solar energy to low-income communities, Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a post on X on Thursday, Renewables.az informs via Reuters.
"EPA no longer has the authority to administer the program or the appropriated funds to keep this boondoggle alive," Zeldin said in a video post.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law by US President Donald Trump last month eliminated the program's source of funding, Zeldin added.
Cancellation of the "Solar for All" program had been widely expected. Since taking office in January, Trump has rolled back federal support for solar and wind energy, calling the renewable resources expensive and unreliable.
The grants were awarded in 2024 during the administration of former President Joe Biden to 60 nonprofit groups, tribes and states. At the time, the EPA said the program would serve nearly 1 million households across most US states, lowering electricity costs and reducing emissions.
The One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which included a $7 billion pot called “Solar for All”.
— Lee Zeldin (@epaleezeldin) August 7, 2025
In some cases, your tax dollars were diluted through up to FOUR pass-through entities, each taking their own cut off the top!
The bottom line is… pic.twitter.com/TXS8IYhcoh
