$156M solar power grant reopened for Washington amid federal funding turmoil
Washington has regained access to more than $150 million in previously frozen federal funds for solar energy projects, state officials said.
For at least a week, the state Department of Commerce was locked out of its Solar for All grant money expected to help thousands of residents in low-income communities access solar power. The money was part of $7 billion the federal Environmental Protection Agency awarded last year to 60 recipients nationwide.
“Our access to funds is definitely still variable and uncertain,” Amelia Lamb, of the state commerce department, said in an email Monday. “As of Friday, our Solar for All grant showed as available and we’ve requested a draw.”
As part of his attack on what he calls the “Green New Deal,” President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to pause disbursements under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, which included the Solar for All program.
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