The Department of Energy has announced it has terminated 321 financial awards supporting 223 "clean energy" projects. The awards were issued by the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Grid Deployment (GDO), Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), and Fossil Energy (FE).

Of the 321 financial awards terminated, 26% were awarded between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Those awards alone were valued at over $3.1 billion.

Using a new review process established by DOE Secretary Wright, the Department evaluated each of these awards and determined that they did not meet the economic, national security or energy security standards necessary to justify continued investment. Award recipients have 30 days to contest the decision.