Obama-era energy program labeled as 'disaster' by experts

Donald Trump isn't wasting any time when it comes to trimming the fat in America's government. For far too long, America's federal government has been using and abusing taxpayer dollars for their own benefit, instead of for the benefit of the people.

According to Fox News, "A major solar power plant project that was granted over a billion dollars in federal loans is on the road to closure, with energy experts blasting the project as a 'boondoggle' that harmed the environment."

Liberals always say that we need to find alternative forms of energy in order to save the planet, but it appears as though the Obama-era program did the exact opposite.

In 2011, Barack Obama's Department of Energy issued $1.6 BILLION in loan guarantees to finance the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, which is a green energy project made up of three solar-concentrating thermal power plants in California.

Around the time the project was greenlit, then-Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz called it an "example of how America is becoming a world leader in solar energy."

After ten years, it ended up being an example of another failure via overspending by the liberals in America's federal government.

Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, recently gave a scathing review of Ivanpah.

"Ivanpah is yet another failed green energy boondoggle, much like Solyndra."

He continued, "Despite receiving $1.6 billion in federal loan guarantees, it never lived up to its promises, producing less electricity than expected while still relying on natural gas to stay operational."

"Now, with its power contracts canceled, Ivanpah stands as a testament to the waste and inefficiency of government-subsidized energy schemes," Isaac added.

Julia Dowell of the Sierra Club, an environmental activism group, also criticized the failed project:

"The Ivanpah plant was a financial boondoggle and environmental disaster," she said.

"Along with killing thousands of birds and tortoises, the project’s construction destroyed irreplaceable pristine desert habitat along with numerous rare plant species," Dowell continued.

"While the Sierra Club strongly supports innovative clean energy solutions and recognizes the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels, Ivanpah demonstrated that not all renewable technologies are created equal."

Liberals in America rarely live up to their promises, and this failed energy project is yet another example of that.