US court filing says $7.5bn in clean-energy grants were cancelled on political criteria
Court documents say the Trump administration cancelled more than $7.5 billion in clean-energy grants to Democratic-led states based solely on political criteria, while the administration disputes that characterization.
The Trump administration cancelled more than $7.5 billion in federal clean-energy grants to states represented by Democrats and won by Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, according to court documents reported on July 24, 2026.
The filings say the grants were terminated last October “based solely” on political criteria. The administration has disputed that interpretation, calling it a misrepresentation.
The disclosure adds a new evidentiary element to legal scrutiny of how federal energy funding decisions were made. The underlying dispute remains before the courts, and the filing does not by itself resolve the legality of the cancellations.
