The Trump administration is releasing more details about its fiscal 2027 funding request for the Department of Energy, including a push to ax clean energy funding and shift more money toward coal, gas and nuclear power.
A DOE budget document released this week includes an office-by-office breakdown, with plans to zero out funding for wind, solar and weatherization programs. The proposal would also repurpose the more than $3 billion dollars Congress previously allocated for hydrogen hubs, moving that money to a program for boosting baseload power like coal and natural gas.
The budget “unleashes American energy dominance through investments in baseload power and reliable sources which can provide more energy, not less, including nuclear, hydrocarbons, and geothermal, while supporting the energy abundance mission,” the new justification document said.
The budget request is expected to undergo major changes in Congress, which ignored or adjusted many of the president’s demands last year. The nonbinding proposal outlines President Donald Trump’s priorities and serves as a starting point for Republicans as they draft and then negotiate spending bills.
