The U.S. Department of Energy is canceling more than $400 million in energy grants in Oregon, a move that will slow or halt major transmission upgrades, energy-efficiency projects, workforce development and clean technology manufacturing across the state.

The list of terminated grants, published Thursday by Appropriations Committee Democrats – a group of legislators who are members of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations – includes 18 grants in Oregon totaling about $402 million.

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