NEW: Trump’s Department of Energy Cuts Put 338,150 Jobs on the Chopping Block

The Trump administration has canceled or threatened $24 billion in investments since May 

Washington, D.C. – A new resource from Climate Power revealed that Trump’s decision to cancel or threaten billions of dollars in investments in both red and blue states across the country will put 338,150 good-paying jobs and over $23.88 billion in total grant awards on the chopping block. These investments would have created more energy at a time when skyrocketing demand is sending utility bills through the roof. Household electric bills are up 10% nationally since Trump took office, and they are rising at twice the rate of inflation. Now, Trump and Republicans are making it worse by laying off workers and spiking costs for American families. 

“The Trump administration is vindictively and callously destroying more than 300,000 good-paying American jobs, once again bending the knee to the fossil fuel industry instead of meeting the needs of the American people,” said Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. “By canceling hundreds of DOE projects, Trump is ripping away billions of dollars that were flowing to both Republican and Democratic states to support domestic manufacturing, expanding our grid and energy supply, and so much more. Much of this funding stemmed from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which passed the Senate with support from 15 of my Republican colleagues that still serve in the Senate. We cannot let this stand. Americans know that canceling a project that is already underway is not how you save money, it is a waste, and it will only serve to drive up costs, kill jobs, and hurt American industry and investor confidence.”

In Leader Schumer’s state of New York, Trump has canceled or threatened 43 grants representing $338 million in investments. 

“Are Americans better off than they were before Trump took office? Not if pink slips and utility bills are the measure,” said Climate Power Communications Director Alex Glass. “Every single Republican member of Congress needs to answer for the damage Trump has done to their communities. His cuts to clean energy projects put over 330,000 jobs on the chopping block and will raise household utility bills all to line the pockets of his billionaire oil donors.” 

Trump is using American jobs as bargaining chips – and it’s hurting red and blue states. States with the highest grant funding losses from Trump’s cuts include: 

• California, $3.65 billion in grants on the chopping block.
• Texas, $1.68 billion in grants on the chopping block.
• Illinois, $1.15 billion in grants on the chopping block.
• Indiana, $854.84 million in grants on the chopping block.
• Michigan, $846.11 million in grants on the chopping block.
• Louisiana, $705.93 million in grants on the chopping block.
• Colorado, $653.88 million in grants on the chopping block.
• Georgia, $624.45 million in grants on the chopping block.
• North Carolina, $591.55 million in grants on the chopping block.
• Minnesota, $555.01 million in grants on the chopping block.