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NextImg:USDA limits funding for solar, wind on farmland

The Agriculture Department is curtailing its support for solar and wind energy on farmlands.

In a Monday post on the social media platform X, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the department “will no longer deploy programs to fund solar or wind projects on productive farmland, ending massive taxpayer handouts.”

The department, on Tuesday, said that wind and solar projects would no longer be eligible for USDA business and industry loan guarantees.

It also said it would put restrictions on projects that receive funding through the Rural Energy for America Program. Specifically, larger solar projects — those with a capacity of more than 50 kilowatts — will not be eligible.

The moves come on the heels of other administration efforts to hamper renewable energy.

President Trump’s big, beautiful bill axed tax credits for wind and solar. The Treasury Department last week also issued new guidance reining in those credits in further.

In addition, the Interior Department has elevated reviews of wind and solar projects to the secretary’s office, a move that’s expected to slow projects down. And it has also said it will block projects that take up a lot of room.

The efforts to combat renewables come as the administration has, at the same time, raised alarms about the future of electricity demand as it embraces power-hungry data centers.