RI judge reverses Trump administration’s cancellation of $7B solar grant program

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 1,068

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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More than a year after federal regulators abruptly canceled a $7 billion solar energy grant program — with funds already distributed and even partially spent — a Rhode Island federal judge has ordered them to revive the program.

But it’s too early for the group of union laborers, solar panel installation companies, homeowners and nonprofit advocates who filed the complaint in October 2025 against the U.S. Environmental …

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