Plug Power, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) shares are trading slightly lower on Friday.

The company recently held its annual meeting, where it highlighted its short-term business priorities and the company's operation execution goals of hydrogen production in Georgia and Tennessee in a presentation that is available on its website.

In the short term, Plug Power also aims to prioritize equipment sales across the product portfolio, including the completion of construction in Louisiana.

Plug Power underscored its priority pieces of profitability that lie in – pricing increases across the material handling portfolio and vertical integration with the plug hydrogen network, among others.

Plug Power's Financing Being Watched?

While the company's ambitious goals were at the focal point, a government watchdog has been called upon recently by a leading Senate Republican, John Barrasso, to examine the recent $1.66 billion financing extended to Plug Power, citing concerns about potential conflicts of interest and risks to U.S. taxpayers.

"Given the significant financial implications and the need to maintain public trust, a thorough investigation into the LPO's conditional commitment to Plug Power is essential to ensure transparency and accountability within the LPO," Barrasso wrote in the letter to Energy Department Inspector General Teri Donaldson made public Wednesday.

Last month, Plug Power received a conditional commitment from the Biden administration for $1.66 billion in loan guarantees to construct up to six facilities.

Price Action: PLUG shares are trading lower by 0.33% to $2.99 at last check Friday.

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