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$7.5 Billion Saved: Trump’s Energy Dept. Kills 223 Biden ‘Green Scam’ Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that it is terminating 223 clean energy projects tied to the Biden administration. This action is projected to save taxpayers upwards of $7.5 billion.

The department, through a press release, stated that it decided to terminate 321 financial awards associated with these projects following a comprehensive evaluation. According to reliable sources, the projects were deemed as not advancing U.S. energy needs, lacking economic viability, and providing no return for taxpayers.

The awards were distributed among multiple Department of Energy offices, including Clean Energy Demonstrations, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Grid Deployment, Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, ARPA-E, and Fossil Energy.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright indicated that many of the awards were expedited during the latter part of Biden’s tenure. He stated, “On day one, the Energy Department began the critical task of reviewing billions of dollars in financial awards, many rushed through in the final months of the Biden administration with inadequate documentation by any reasonable business standard.”

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The Department of Energy validated that over a quarter of the terminated awards, amounting to more than $3.1 billion, were allocated between Election Day and Inauguration Day of Biden’s departure. This development follows earlier reports that the White House budget head, Russ Vought, highlighted that “Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being canceled.” He proceeded to list the states where projects were discontinued, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

All states mentioned, except New Hampshire and Vermont, are governed by Democratic leaders. Moreover, each of these states cast its vote for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

In May, Secretary Wright issued a memo reinforcing standards for federal energy expenditure. Each award is now scrutinized individually for waste, security risks, and economic value. The Department of Energy stated that, under these regulations, the discontinued projects simply did not meet the criteria. Recipients of the awards now have 30 days to appeal.

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