PTF Urges Congressional Oversight of Biden’s Rushed Green Energy Spending
Power The Future is calling on Congress to conduct an immediate review of the Department of Energy’s unprecedented grant and loan activity in the final weeks of the Biden administration. At the center of the concern is former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who authorized roughly $710 million in DOE funding to entities in New Jersey shortly before accepting a senior role overseeing energy policy for the state’s governor-elect.
As outlined in PTF’s letter to Congress, Granholm authorized approximately $710 million in DOE funding to entities in New Jersey before later accepting a senior position overseeing energy policy for New Jersey’s governor-elect. The letter also notes these funds were approved despite warnings from the DOE Inspector General that internal controls were insufficient, heightening concerns about waste, abuse, and misuse of taxpayer dollars.
“It is always the same reckless pattern from the Biden administration: warnings are raised, red flags are ignored, and taxpayer dollars are spent first while accountability never enters the picture,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future. “Americans were promised transparency and oversight when it came to green agenda spending, but instead it was a mad dash to lock in massive grants and loans before anyone can ask hard questions. Families have already paid the record prices for Biden’s failures with five dollar a gallon gasoline, and those who would also defraud their tax dollars need to be held accountable.”
We are calling on Congress to do what the administration failed to do:
- Conduct a comprehensive accounting of all DOE grants and loan guarantees approved during the final six months of the Biden Administration, including recipient identities, award amounts, and justification memoranda.
- Review all Inspector General findings from the prior administration related to these programs, especially those that were overridden or disregarded.
- Examine any political, professional, or financial relationships between grant recipients and senior Department of Energy officials in the prior administration.
You can read the full letter here.
January 12, 2026