能源部取消76亿美元项目资金
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能源部取消76亿美元项目资金

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美国能源部终止了223个项目的资金支持,总额约为76亿美元,理由是这些项目与国家能源需求和经济可行性不符。

美国能源部(DOE)宣布终止支持223个项目的321项资金拨款,节省资金约为75.6亿美元。此决定是在全面审查后作出的,审查结果显示这些项目未能充分推动国家能源需求,经济上不可行,且无法为纳税人带来正面投资回报。

受影响的项目遍布16个州,由能源部的六个办公室资助:清洁能源示范、能源效率与可再生能源、电网部署、制造与能源供应链、先进研究项目署-能源以及化石能源。值得注意的是,被取消的拨款中有26%,价值超过31亿美元,是在选举日到就职日之间发放的。

能源部长克里斯·赖特表示,能源部一直在审查“拜登政府最后几个月匆忙通过、缺乏合理商业标准文件支持的资金拨款”。他强调政府致力于保护纳税人资金,并扩大美国负担得起、可靠且安全的能源供应。

被取消拨款的受益者有30天时间提出上诉。能源部尚未公布具体受影响项目的名单。

此举引发民主党议员的批评,他们认为取消资金是在政府停摆期间的惩罚性措施。康涅狄格州参议员克里斯·墨菲评论道:“当总统在一场高风险资金争夺战中非法暂停由民主党州管理的联邦项目,以惩罚政治对手时,这已不再是一个正常运作的民主国家。”

能源部的决定正值预期几十年来首次电力需求显著增长之际。行业分析师担忧,限制可再生能源项目建设可能阻碍用清洁能源解决方案满足这一不断增长需求的努力。

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the termination of 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects, resulting in savings of approximately $7.56 billion.

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The affected projects span 16 states and were funded by six DOE offices: Clean Energy Demonstrations, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Grid Deployment, Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and Fossil Energy.

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Notably, 26% of the terminated awards, valued at over $3.1 billion, were issued between Election Day and Inauguration Day.

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that the DOE has been reviewing funding that was 'rushed through in the final months of the Biden administration with inadequate documentation by any reasonable business standard.'

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Recipients of the terminated awards have 30 days to appeal the decision.

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The DOE has not released a list of the specific projects affected by the cancellations.

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The move has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers, who view the cancellations as a punitive measure during the government shutdown.

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The DOE's decision comes amid expectations of a significant rise in electricity demand for the first time in decades.

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