"The Department of Energy said Wednesday night it was canceling 321 awards worth $7.56 billion that were largely focused on clean energy. The agency hasn't released a list of the 223 affected projects and, at the time of publication, it had not provided one. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said one of the canceled projects included $1.2 billion for the state's hydrogen hub, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems."
"Other states affected include Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. The states with canceled projects were confirmed in a tweet from Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Donald Trump. He teased the cancellations earlier yesterday, adding that "the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled.""
"The awards were originally granted by the office for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Clean Energy Demonstrations, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Grid Deployment, and Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains. The Department of Energy said 26% of the awards were granted between Election Day and Inauguration Day in January; the president's authority doesn't end after Election Day, but runs until Inauguration Day. The awardees have 30 days to appeal the decision."
Department of Energy officials canceled 321 awards worth $7.56 billion, mostly focused on clean energy. The agency did not release a list of the 223 affected projects. California's hydrogen hub lost $1.2 billion. Other affected states included Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Russell Vought confirmed the cancellations on Twitter, saying "the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled." Awards came from ARPA-E, Clean Energy Demonstrations, EERE, Fossil Energy, Grid Deployment and Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains. Twenty-six percent of awards were granted between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Awardees have 30 days to appeal.
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