Washington, D.C. — Today, Power The Future (PTF) is calling for an immediate review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) unprecedented grant and loan activity in the final weeks of the Biden administration. PTF is asking Congress to examine potential fraud including actions approved by former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm that raise serious conflict-of-interest concerns.
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."
In its letter, PTF specifically calls on Congress to conduct a full accounting of DOE grants and loan guarantees approved in the final six months of the Biden administration, review Inspector General findings that were overridden or ignored, and examine any political or professional relationships between grant recipients and senior DOE officials.
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