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Tribal energy advocate: cancellation of Solar for All awards cost Indian Country and denied household savings
Summary
A tribal energy program director told a Senate roundtable that termination notices for Solar for All tribal awards rescinded obligated funds and represented a roughly $500 million loss to Indian Country, costing households projected lifetime savings and undermining tribal energy sovereignty.
Catherine Zing, tribal program policy director for Bridal Energy Alternatives (a Grid Alternatives tribal affiliate), told a Senate Environment and Public Works roundtable that termination notices issued by the Trump administration in August 2025 rescinded Solar for All tribal grants — including awards she described as fully obligated — and that the cancellations amounted to roughly $500 million in lost benefits for Native…
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