Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Solar, Wind Energy Tax Credits

The order directs the removal of policies and regulations that give preferential treatment to wind and solar facilities over dispatchable energy sources.

Wind turbines stretch across the horizon at the Spearville Wind Farm near Spearville, Kan., on Sept. 29, 2024.Charlie Riedel/AP Photo

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 7 directing his administration to end federal subsidies for solar and wind energy facilities, citing their unreliability and dependence on foreign-controlled supply chains.

In his order, Trump stated that these types of renewable energy sources are expensive, compromise the nation’s electric grid, and threaten national security.