Trump admin cancels $4.9B loan for biggest transmission line in US

Published on July 23, 2025

The Trump administration just dealt a blow to the biggest transmission line project currently underway in the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express , a massive transmission line project seeking to carry wind and solar energy from…

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