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Harris County, TX, September 18, 2025 - Today, Commissioners Court voted to allow the Harris County Attorney’s Office to move forward with a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) decision to terminate the Solar for All Program.

In April 2024, Harris County and other jurisdictions across the state of Texas received more than $249M total as part of Solar for All, a federal grant created during the Biden-Harris Administration to fund clean energy and green jobs across the nation. The Office of County Administration in partnership with the Harris County Judge’s Office led the coalition of Texas governments in applying for this grant last year. In July, the Trump Administration announced it was ending the Solar for All program.

“Harris County was counting on Solar for All funding to expand access to clean energy, lower energy costs, and make our community more resilient. This funding would have gone a long way in helping our community continue to lead the clean energy transition, which is why last year my office helped lead the charge to apply for this historic funding in the first place. I am grateful to the County Attorney’s Office for stepping up to fight for clean energy, economic growth, and green jobs when our federal government won’t,” said Judge Lina Hidalgo.

Harris County planned to use Solar for All funding to:

• Save residents up to $1,740 a year on their utility bills by increasing access to clean energy. Roughly 40% of low- to moderate-income Texas households reported finding their energy bills unaffordable, according to data from the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute.
• Provide clean energy at little to no upfront cost in low-income communities by funding the construction of new solar facilities on public land for retail electricity providers, which would have been a first-of-its-kind program in Texas. 
• Improve Harris County’s disaster resilience by creating community hubs powered by reserves of solar energy that residents can go to during power outages.
• Bolster the clean energy workforce by investing in women- and minority- owned businesses, apprenticeship programs and community college programs related to clean energy.
  
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