Minnesota fights back against EPA’s unfair cuts to Solar for All program

Minnesota hopes to salvage $62 million for solar after Congress repeals program

The Environmental Protection Agency says the solar program was repealed by Congressional Republicans, but Minnesota officials say it’s too late to legally cancel the money.

Minnesota fights back against EPA’s unfair cuts to Solar for All program

ST. PAUL — On Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce condemned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to unfairly terminate the $62 million Solar for All grant awarded to Minnesota. Ending the grant would raise electricity bills, kill clean energy jobs, and undermine the state’s progress toward affordable, reliable power, according to a news release from the state Commerce Department. “This is about fairness, fiscal res…

EPA Cancels Solar Grants, Indiana Loses $117 Million

Source: Photo: Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg via Getty Images STATEWIDE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has terminated the “Solar for All” grant program, a decision that has rescinded $7 billion in nationwide funding and directly impacts lower-income communities, including those in Indiana. The program, which was approved in 2024, was intended to provide clean energy access to underserved households. Indiana has lost $117 million tha…