Huffman Joins Over 160 Democrats to Demand DOE Reinstate Affordable Energy Projects Cancelled by Trump

October 07, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) joined House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs, Representatives Mike Levin (CA-49) and Sean Casten (IL-06), to lead 162 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright. In their letter, the lawmakers condemned the termination of $8 billion of projects that were set to lower electricity costs for Americans and increase grid reliability and further demanded that DOE immediately reinstate the projects.

“The projects that the Department of Energy (DOE) has unilaterally decided to cancel were driving down costs for all our constituents—regardless of their political affiliation,” the lawmakers wrote. “Household electric bills have already increased 10% nationally since January 2025 and are poised to spike even further. This Administration’s reckless energy policy and award terminations, designed to stifle the development of cheap, clean energy and prop up more expensive dirty energy, will only further increase the cost burden for families to keep the lights on.”

The letter can be found here.

Background

On October 2, 2025, DOE announced it would terminate 321 financial awards that support 223 projects across 136 Congressional districts, including 108 represented by Democrats and 28 represented by Republicans. The terminated projects, accounting for approximately $8 billion, were intended to lower energy costs for consumers, improve grid reliability, create jobs, and strengthen the United States' global leadership in energy innovation.

A recent report found that Americans in at least 41 states and Washington, D.C. have seen increased electricity and natural gas costs under the Trump administration. These terminations are the latest action in the Trump administration’s war on clean, affordable energy.

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