On October 15, 2025, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes led a coalition of 24 plaintiffs representing states, state energy corporations, and the District of Columbia in suing the United States for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for breach of contract for canceling clean-energy assistance for low-income families. The plaintiffs assert that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s unilateral decision to cancel grants under the Solar for All program violated the terms of the grant agreements between the EPA and the plaintiffs, and the suit seeks monetary damages from the federal government. 

The Solar for All program was established by Congress as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Under that law, Congress directed the EPA to establish a competitive grant program for states and other eligible parties to apply for funding to help low-income communities benefit from zero-emissions technologies, including rooftop solar installations. Grant agreements were reached by February 2025, and funding was locked in. In August 2025, however, the EPA unlawfully cancelled the program and withdrew obligated grant funds from plaintiffs’ accounts, in violation of the grant agreements as well as the reconciliation bill that was enacted by Congress in 2025.  

The EPA’s unlawful termination of these grants will cost states and their vulnerable residents billions of dollars. Low-income households that would have received zero-interest loans and grants under the program will no longer benefit from reduced power bills, cleaner air, and workforce development programs. As examples, Maryland received $62 million under the Solar for All program, while Arizona households will lose $165 million in cost savings. 

The plaintiff states are suing the EPA for financial damages and costs caused by the breach of the grant agreements.

Maryland families were promised real relief on their energy bills through the Solar for All program, and the Trump administration’s decision to revoke those funds is both unlawful and harmful. We’re taking action to hold the federal government accountable and to ensure Marylanders receive the clean energy investments Congress intended. Attorney General Anthony Brown