Overview

• The funds are unobligated balances, so the action blocks future outlays rather than canceling already awarded contracts.
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the money had been slated for subsidies for wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles.
• The department framed the step as returning money to taxpayers and a shift toward more affordable, reliable and secure energy.
• The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed in July authorized rescinding unused Inflation Reduction Act clean‑energy funding across multiple programs.
• California’s governor and clean‑energy advocates warned of job losses and ceded technology leadership, citing faster clean‑energy job growth in 2024.