Department of Energy Cancels $7.5 Billion in Project Funding

Department of Energy Cancels $7.5 Billion in Project Funding

Energy Secretary Chris Wright walks outside of the West Wing of the White House following a television interview in Washington on Aug. 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said on Oct. 2 that it had terminated 321 federal grants funding 223 projects, amounting to about $7.56 billion in cuts.

Under the leadership of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the department conducted a review of its federal grants to identify project plans that are “not economically viable” and do “not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs,” the DOE said in a statement.

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