"was ready to begin construction this month. But the project has been put on pause after the Trump Administration canceled a $1.2 billion grant this month amid the current government shutdown. Across Bay Area congressional districts, more than $377 million in federal grant funding has been terminated for projects to expand power grid reliability, create low-carbon infrastructure materials and support A.I. data center development."
"Though the hydrogen plant would be based in Lodi, it's a statewide project that would have provided relief to a Bay Area power grid that is increasingly stressed by the electricity demands of data centers. The terminated grants are part of more than $28 billion in cancellations across the country, almost all of it in Democrat-controlled districts like those of Rep. Lateefah Simon, whose 12th district has had the largest amount in grants canceled throughout the Bay Area, according to the Department of Energy."
A billion-dollar hydrogen energy plant intended to supply clean power to Silicon Valley, the Port of Oakland and other Bay Area locations and create hundreds of green jobs was ready to begin construction but was paused after the Trump Administration canceled a $1.2 billion grant amid a government shutdown. More than $377 million in federal grants across Bay Area congressional districts were terminated for projects targeting grid reliability, low-carbon infrastructure materials and A.I. data center support. The cancellations are part of over $28 billion nationwide, with $27.24 billion affecting Democrat-controlled districts and $738 million affecting Republican-controlled districts, according to the Department of Energy. Congressional District 12 experienced the largest Bay Area grant losses, affecting higher education, infrastructure and job training funding.
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