When Jennifer McCoy entered a drawing for the free installation of solar panels on her home, she was desperate for help with electric bills that have soared to more than $500 a month.
So Ms. McCoy, 39, was disappointed when the drawing was abruptly canceled. And as a supporter of President Trump, she was shocked by the reason: his administration had revoked $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families get access to solar energy.
“I like a lot of Trump’s outlooks on things, but there are some things, like the solar panels, that I don’t like, now that I know,” Ms. McCoy said in an interview outside her home in Adairsville, Ga., a town of roughly 4,900 people about halfway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn.
In Georgia and across the country, electricity bills have skyrocketed in recent months. Yet Mr. Trump has rescinded billions of federal dollars for renewable energy like solar and wind power that could reduce the strain on working-class households. And the cuts are dealing a disproportionate blow to the Republican-led states that propelled him back to office.
The Solar for All program is a prime example. Established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, the program was designed to help more than 900,000 households get access to solar energy.
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