EPA strips Maine of $62 million solar grant

MAINE PUBLIC • August 8, 2025

The Trump administration has stripped Maine of a $62 million grant to help low income households access solar power. In a Thursday letter to the state, the Environmental Protection Agency said the recent Republican tax law, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, revoked the $7 billion "Solar for All" national grant program. "Thus, any attempt to continue the program’s administration, in the absence of any authorizing legislation or appropriated funds for that purpose, is no longer legally permissible," the agency said. But supporters of the national program claim it is being shut down illegally and will hurt Americans struggling with high electric bills.