Why did the US stop funding wind and solar energy?

The US Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will stop funding wind and solar energy on American farmland, a move that continues the Trump administration’s attempts to kill incentives for renewables while it boosts support for fossil fuels and land-hungry, energy inefficient biofuels.

Are federal lands a good source of energy?

Massive, unreliable energy projects, such as wind and solar, are inefficient uses of federal lands when compared to other energy sources with much smaller footprints, like nuclear, gas and coal.

Can wind and solar projects take advantage of federal tax credits?

The Trump administration announced a policy Friday that will make it even harder for wind and solar projects to take advantage of federal tax credits — though the changes did not go as far as some in the clean energy industry had feared.

Why do we need wind and solar power?

Wind and solar only exist because of government subsidies and mandates, without which they could not begin to compete with reliable and affordable energy sources such as coal, natural gas, and nuclear power, which generate roughly 80% of U.S. electricity.

Will the US spend $421 billion on wind and solar energy?

The United States, under the Biden-Harris climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to spend $421 billion between 2025 and 2034 in subsidies for wind and solar energy that is rapidly deindustrializing European economies, which have been leading the charge towards “net zero.”

Can federal lands be used for wind and solar projects?

These laws ultimately raise the question of whether the use of federal lands for wind and solar projects is permissible, given these projects’ encroachment on other land uses and their disproportionate land requirements, especially when reasonable project alternatives with higher capacity densities are technically and economically feasible.