"Days after the Trump administration made headlines for canceling nearly $8 billion in clean energy projects across 16 blue states, the Department of Energy is considering terminating an additional 300 projects totaling more than $15.8 billion, according to a leaked list reviewed by The Times. The list includes five of seven projects to develop clean hydrogen energy in the United States awarded under President Biden. Funding for the other two so-called "hydrogen hubs" was terminated last week, including California's project, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems, or ARCHES."
"Other potential terminations include a $500-million award to General Motors to convert an existing vehicle assembly plant in Michigan to electric vehicle production, and two major carbon capture projects in Indiana and North Dakota, which face cuts of $500 million and $350 million, respectively. (Carbon capture is the process of capturing planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from industrial releases and storing or reusing them before they can enter the atmosphere.)"
"The list began circulating after the administration canceled more than 300 awards last week. Those projects were all located in states that did not vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, which Democrats were quick to denounce as politically motivated. The latest round of rumored cuts appears to be less partisan. Texas would take the largest loss at 54 terminated projects totaling nearly $2.4 billion, including $50 million for the South Texas Direct Air Capture Hub, intended to"
The Department of Energy is considering terminating 300 additional clean energy projects totaling more than $15.8 billion based on a leaked internal list. Combined with recent official cuts, California would lose 93 projects worth $3.5 billion, the largest state total. The leaked list includes five of seven Biden-era clean hydrogen hub awards; two other hydrogen hubs were canceled last week, including California's ARCHES project. Potential terminations include a $500 million award to General Motors for EV conversion and major carbon-capture projects in Indiana and North Dakota facing $500 million and $350 million cuts. Texas faces nearly $2.4 billion in losses, including a $50 million direct air capture award.
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