00:00The U.S. 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 Acts on Thursday.
00:16He added that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump last month eliminated the program's source of funding.
00:26Cancellation of the Solar for All program had been widely expected.
00:33Since taking office in January, Trump has rolled back federal support for solar and wind energy, calling the renewable resources expensive and unreliable.
00:42The grants were awarded in 2024, during the administration of former President Joe Biden to 60 non-profit groups, tribes and states.
00:51At the time, the EPA said the program would serve nearly 1 million households across most U.S. states, lowering electricity costs and reducing emissions.
01:02Michelle Moore, CEO of the non-profit Groundswell, said the organization's $156 million grant would help cut electricity costs for more than 17,000 households in 8,000 states by setting up solar projects that serve rural communities.
01:18She was hopeful that the program might be saved.
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