DOE Admits in Court Filing It Nixed $7.5B in Clean Energy Grants Along Partisan Lines

The Department of Energy conceded in a July 2026 federal court filing that it canceled over $7.5 billion in clean energy grants based on whether recipient states voted for Trump in 2024 — not on statutory, programmatic, or performance criteria. The DOE had previously called the cuts fiscal discipline. A spokesperson disputed that framing on July 24.