Feds plan to cut millions in North Coast clean energy grants

Among the $7.56 billion in clean energy grants the U.S. Department of Energy said it plans to cancel are said to be $157.6 million in commitments tied to the North Coast.

Secretary Chris Wright announced Oct. 2 the termination of 321 financial awards for 223 projects in 16 states. Recipients were given 30 days to contest the action.

Seven of the grants are said to be connected to the North Coast, according to a list circulated by Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee, but the Journal couldn’t confirm that all involve projects or recipients in the region.

The tally assigned five of the grants, totaling $140 million, to District 2 (Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael), running north from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, including Marin, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties and the southern half of Sonoma County.

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