Trump’s Termination of Solar for All Devastates Low-Income Families Nationwide
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October 7, 2025
Trump’s Termination of Solar for All Devastates Low-Income Families Nationwide
EPA’s Cancellation of $7 Billion Program Leaves Families In All 50 States Facing Skyrocketing Energy Bills, Jobs Loses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s termination of the EPA’s Solar for All program is delivering a crushing blow to low-income families in every corner of America, stripping away nearly $7 billion in congressionally-appropriated funding that would have lowered energy bills by at least $400 a year for nearly one million households and created over 200,000 good-paying jobs.
That’s why state officials, energy advocates, and community leaders across the country have not only resoundingly condemned the decision, but are also actively suing the Trump administration to defend low-income families who were counting on relief now face an uncertain future with no federal support.
With millions of Americans already facing skyrocketing electricity bills, here’s a state-by-state breakdown showing how Trump’s gutting of this program affects communities from Alaska to Florida, from tribal lands to major cities:
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
Grist: Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support vanishes
Inside Climate News: Tribal Solar Projects Meet Different Fates in Wyoming After Trump Administration Kills Funding
Mother Jones: Tribal Nations Scramble to Save Clean Energy Projects
Tribal Business News: EPA terminates $7B solar program, cutting $500M in tribal energy funding
The Circle: Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support vanishes
ALABAMA
Alabama Political Reporter: Future uncertain for solar power projects in Alabama as Trump EPA cancels grants
ALASKA
Alaska Daily News: EPA axes program that would have injected $125 million in Alaska for small-scale solar projects
Anchorage Daily News: EPA cancels grants totaling $280 million for Alaska villages, communities
ARIZONA
Arizona Mirror: Trump’s clean energy reversal puts Arizona solar projects worth $1.6B at risk
Hoodline: Arizona Leaders Urge EPA to Release “Solar for All” Funds, Citing State’s Energy Future and Job Creation
Phoenix Public Radio (KJZZ): Trump’s EPA cut a $25M plan to bring solar power to Hopi homes. The tribe isn’t giving up hope.
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Times: Trump EPA moves to cancel solar funding for low-income Arkansans
CALIFORNIA
CBS News: California regulators, solar energy advocates denounce EPA decision to end Solar for All program
LAist: What the Trump administration’s cut to a solar program means for Southern California
San Francisco Chronicle: Trump administration claws back $250M in California solar funding, igniting likely legal battle
The Daily Climate: California stalls on community solar as Trump moves to pull federal funds
The Los Angeles Times: EPA eliminates $7-billion rooftop solar grant program
COLORADO
The Colorado Sun: Colorado could lose $156 million federal solar grant under EPA changes
KColorado Public Radio (UNC): Trump EPA cuts massive Solar For All program that had $156 million for clean energy in Colorado
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Public Radio: EPA cuts $62M in Connecticut solar energy grants
Connecticut Public Radio: Solar energy company lays off almost all CT workers as Trump administration cancels tax credits
CT Insider: Connecticut’s low-income solar panel program ends after Trump budget cuts
CT Mirror: CT stands to lose millions if EPA kills ‘Solar for All’ program
FOX Hartford (WTIC): Top Connecticut officials condemn President Trump’s move to terminate ‘Solar for All’ program
FLORIDA
Axios Tampa Bay: Trump pulls $156 million for solar panels in Florida
Tampa Bay Times: Trump administration revokes $156M grant to help Floridians afford solar panels
GEORGIA
Georgia Public Radio (WABE): Trump administration cancels Georgia free solar program
The Current: Solar on a Savannah church highlights losses from federal cutbacks
The Ledger-Enquirer: EPA cancels low-income Solar For All, removing ‘energy democracy’ in GA, critics say
HAWAIʻI
Hawaiʻi Public Radio: EPA plans to claw back $62M awarded to Hawaiʻi for solar projects
Hawaiʻi Public Radio: Hawaiʻi works to restore solar program for low-income households cut by Trump
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: End of EPA solar program to affect thousands in Hawaii
IDAHO
Boise State Public Radio: Canceled federal solar project could have reduced Idaho energy costs
Public News Service: Idaho Loses $56 Million in ‘Solar for All’ Grants
ILLINOIS
Chicago Sun Times: Trump pulls plug on expanding solar program that cuts Illinois electric bills
The Center Square: Senator says Trump’s EPA will cut $100M Solar Funding for Illinois
INDIANA
Indianapolis Public Radio (WFYI): EPA cuts funding for lower-income solar program, including more than $117 million for Indiana
Indianapolis Recorder: EPA repeals Solar for All program, Indiana loses $117M in clean energy funding
Indianapolis Star: Indiana loses $130 million as EPA cancels low-income solar program
Inside Indiana Business: Indiana stood to get $130M for low-income solar projects. The EPA canceled the program
The Post-Tribune: Gary loses $33 million for solar projects as feds eliminate program
WISH: Indiana loses $117 million as EPA cancels solar program funding
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Public Media (WUKY): Federal solar funding canceled as Kentuckians feel burden of summer energy costs
LOUISIANA
Invest in Louisiana: Federal megabill threatens Louisiana’s clean energy future
Invest in Louisiana: Solar for none of y’all
Louisiana Illuminator: ‘Solar for Y’all’ faces hazy future in Louisiana
The New Orleans Advocate: Louisiana losing $156 million for solar energy as Trump administration cuts program
MAINE
Bangor Daily News: Maine will lose $62M after feds cancel solar energy program
Maine Morning Star: Energy officials say termination of Solar for All program will hurt low-income Mainers
Maine Public Radio: Maine’s Solar for All program again at risk
NBC Portland (WCSH): Maine’s solar ambitions dim after $62M federal grant rescinded
The Maine Wire: EPA Ends $7 Billion Residential Solar Grant Program, Including $62 Million Allotted for Maine
The Portland Press Herald: Trump administration moves forward with clawing back $62 million in low-income solar grants for Maine
MARYLAND
Capital News Service: Maryland renewable energy projects face uncertain future
Maryland Daily Record: Amid cuts, MD renewable energy projects face uncertain future
The Baltimore Banner: Elimination of EPA solar program to cost Maryland more than $60 million
MASSACHUSETTS
Cape Public Radio: Federal cuts end solar program for low-income households in Massachusetts
The Boston Globe: The latest in a ‘tsunami of bad things’: Trump claws back funds for solar in low-income communities
MICHIGAN
ABC Detroit: EPA cuts funding for Michigan’s ‘Solar for All’ program
Bridge Michigan: Future of climate ‘resilience hubs’ uncertain after Trump cuts
Michigan Public Radio: EPA cuts $156 million in grants to EGLE, ending effort to help low income Michiganders access solar
MLive: Trump EPA pulls plug on $156M Michigan rooftop solar program
NBC Lansing (WILX): EPA cancels Michigan’s ‘Solar for All’ program
NBC Detroit (WDIV): Trump administration axes $156M in grants for Michigan solar panel program
Planet Detroit: EPA pulls plug on ‘Solar for All,’ $156 million in Michigan projects cut
The Detroit News: EPA cancels $156M for Michigan household solar projects
The Michigan Independent: Trump administration pulls the plug on $156M solar grants for Michigan households
FOX UP (WLUC): EPA cancels funding for Solar for All program
MINNESOTA
Canary Media: Minnesota, Illinois lose $1 billion from Trump energy cuts
Detroit Lakes Tribune: Minnesota fights back against EPA’s unfair cuts to Solar for All program
The Minnesota Star Tribune: Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds
MISSOURI
Associated Press: $7B Biden-era solar program slashed by EPA, Missouri households to feel impact
MONTANA
Daily Inter Lake: Federal cuts spell stormy weather for Montana solar industry
Missoula Current: Trump EPA claws back $7B in solar funding already promised to states
Montana Public Radio: Trump cuts eliminate solar panel assistance program
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Public Media: ‘A sad ending’: Nebraska communities prepare to scrap ‘Solar for All’ projects after feds terminate funds
Omaha World-Herald: EPA cuts Nebraska’s $62 million grant to bring solar to communities
NEVADA
ABC Las Vegas (KTNV): Terminated: Locals react to the loss of a $156 million EPA solar grant
Associated Press: Nevada to lose more than $150M in federal aid geared toward rooftop solar
NBC Las Vegas (KSNV): Electricity bills in Nevada may rise as clean energy funds cut
Nevada Current: Nevada loses access to $156M in community solar funds thanks to Trump’s IRA clawback order
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada’s $156M low-income solar energy grant nixed, legal battle coming
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript: Solar for All program aims to expand access to solar power, especially in low-income communities
New Hampshire Public Radio: A multi-million dollar grant for solar power in New Hampshire is set to be scrapped
NH Business Review: Advocates decry $43.5 M solar grant clawback
Valley News: Solar for All distributes more than $22 million in funding but remains under threat
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Business Journal: EPA ends $7B Solar for All program, cutting NJ funding
NEW MEXICO
NBC Albuquerque (KOB): Trump administration scraps $135M in New Mexico clean energy projects, potentially raising utility costs
NEW YORK
Crain’s New York: As Washington retreats, New York must advance on solar
New York Post: EPA terminates $7 billion Biden-era grant program, cutting solar access to thousands of US households
NORTH CAROLINA
Blue Ridge Public Radio: After EPA cuts, an NC solar program for low-income homes is on the line
NC Newsline: North Carolina congressional Democrats ask EPA to restore $156M in solar grants
North Carolina Public Radio: Trump plans to end solar energy program meant for low-income households.
Spectrum News: Concerns over EPA’s cancellation of solar energy program in N.C.
The Assembly: N.C. Democrats Decry EPA Cancellation of Solar for All
The News & Observer: EPA cancels Solar for All funding. What does that mean for work underway in NC?
OHIO
Akron Beacon Journal: Big Beautiful Bill pulls plug on solar energy grants for lower-income Akron residents
Cincinnati Public Radio (WVXU): Cincinnati is losing a nearly $10M federal grant for a community solar array
Cleveland Plain Dealer: U.S. EPA’s termination of Solar for All means $250 million in lost investment to Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The war on sunshine: How federal cuts just stripped Ohio of $156 million for solar energy
Dayton Public Radio (WYSO): Dayton loses $9M grant for residential solar amid federal rollbacks on renewable energy
Ideastream Public Media: Trump administration cuts ‘Solar for All’ program, impacting lower-income families in Ohio
Ideastream Public Media: Cuts to solar program will hurt residents and businesses, Northeast Ohio officials say
Signal Ohio: Trump administration cancels $156 million in grants for low-income Ohioans to buy solar panels
WOSU Public Media: Columbus expecting loss of $15 million in funding for solar projects amid federal cuts
OKLAHOMA
StateImpact Oklahoma: Federal program to get solar panels in disadvantaged areas – including Oklahoma – cut by EPA
OREGON
KGW: Trump administration cuts funding for dozens of clean energy projects across Pacific Northwest
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon to lose an additional $400 million in federal climate grants
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon could lose $87M in federal support for rooftop solar
The Cool Down: State officials challenge EPA to restore millions in incentives for low-income homeowners to go solar
PENNSYLVANIA
Allegheny Front: EPA canceled Solar for All
Canary Media: Pennsylvania’s solar ambitions face high federal and state hurdles
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Is the sun setting on Pennsylvania’s solar future?
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Searchlight: Cancellation of solar energy grants is ‘another broken promise’ for tribes, recipient says
TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Lookout: EPA terminates $156M solar power program for low-income Tennesseans
TEXAS
ABC Austin (KVUE): EPA axing solar grants, jolting Austin’s energy future
Austin Public Radio: Austin will lose $32 million for solar power projects after federal funding cuts
Houston Chronicle: Federal government cancels over $400 million earmarked for Texas solar expansion
NBC Waco (KCEN): Solar for All Program cut by federal administration, leaving Waco families without energy relief
The Texas Tribune: Texas solar program left in limbo after Trump administration pulls the plug on $250 million grant
UTAH
The Salt Lake Tribune: Trump admin pulls nearly $62M in solar grants from Utah, leaving rural towns in the dark
VERMONT
Compass Vermont: Vermont’s Solar For All Program Now Paused Until Further Notice
Vermont Public Media: EPA eliminates Solar for All Program that would have brought Vermont $60M
VT Digger: Trump cuts $62.5 million in promised federal funding to Vermont solar projects
VIRGINIA
Virginia Public Radio (WHRO): Virginia loses $156 million for expanding solar power after EPA grant cut
Virginia Public Radio (WHRO): Trump Policies Threaten Virginia’s Clean Energy Gains
WASHINGTON
FOX Seattle (KCPQ): Latest EPA cuts could impact over $150M in WA funding for solar power
Washington State Standard: $156M solar power grant for Washington in limbo after Trump order
WEST VIRGINIA
WV News: West Virginia risks losing $106M in solar energy funding as EPA mulls cuts
West Virginia Public Radio: Trump EPA To Cancel $106 Million Solar Grant For W.Va.
West Virginia Watch: Even though WV’s solar program funding cuts aren’t surprising, they’re still disappointing
CBS Charleston (WOWK): EPA cancels $106 million meant for WV Solar for All program
WISCONSIN
The Center Square: EPA to phase out $62.4M in Wisconsin solar energy funds
Urban Milwaukee: Evers Balks At Trump Admin’s Plan To Cancel $62 Million Grant For Homeowners
Wisconsin Examiner: Evers calls on EPA chief to back off from canceling homeowner solar program
Wisconsin Public Radio: Evers urges Trump’s EPA to preserve $60M grant to help low-income families access solar
WYOMING
Cowboy State Daily: EPA Planning To Rescind $7 Billion In Federal Solar Grants, Including $30M For Wyoming
Wyoming Public Radio: EPA plans to end low-income solar power program that earmarked $30 million for Wyoming residents
WyoFile: Federal energy assistance funding uncertainty worries Wyoming advocates
Solar for All grantees and former EPA officials are available for interviews about the program. Contact emily@cleanpowerinformation.com to schedule a call.
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