Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has made significant moves in recent days that are reshaping the department's priorities and spending. Wright announced the return of thirteen billion dollars in taxpayer funds that were left unobligated under the previous administration's green agenda programs. The Energy Department stated that the Working Families Tax Cut, which President Trump signed into law earlier this year, directed the department to rein in bloated federal spending and expedite the return of these funds to the U.S. Treasury.

In another major decision, the Department of Energy has canceled two hundred and twenty three energy projects worth seven point six billion dollars. Wright cited poor returns and inadequate benefits for Americans as the primary reasons for these cancellations. The secretary explained that these projects did not adequately advance the nation's energy needs, were not economically viable, and would not provide a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars.

Wright revealed that twenty six percent of all the canceled projects were awarded between Election Day in November twenty twenty four and Inauguration Day in January, suggesting they were rushed through in the final months of the Biden administration with inadequate documentation. This follows earlier cancellations this year when the department terminated twenty four energy projects worth over three point seven billion dollars in government funding.

The recent government shutdown has also impacted energy project approvals, pausing new wind and solar projects while oil and gas leases remain on schedule. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is using carryover funds to maintain work on priority conventional energy projects, including offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, even as more than seventy percent of its staff are furloughed.

Wright, who founded Liberty Energy in twenty eleven and has extensive experience in fracking technology, was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as Secretary of Energy on February third, twenty twenty five. His background in the oil and gas industry is evident in the administration's current energy policies and project prioritizations.

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