Overview
- Harris County filed a federal lawsuit on Monday challenging the EPA’s August decision to end the Solar for All program and rescind Texas awards.
- The suit says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did not cancel funds already obligated under the Inflation Reduction Act and alleges violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution.
- Harris County led a Texas coalition awarded nearly $250 million in 2024 to expand rooftop and community solar and battery storage for low-income households and to build resilience hubs.
- County officials say the cancellation halted work, threatens jobs and planned projects, and undercuts expected household bill savings estimated at about $1,740 a year.
- The case follows a separate Rhode Island lawsuit by unions, companies, nonprofits and homeowners, while the EPA maintains the new law stripped its authority to run the $7 billion program.