1,300 Ohio Clean Energy Jobs Already Threatened Under Trump, with Thousands More at Risk

Columbus, OH — In just 100 days in office, President Trump’s tariffs, executive orders, and all-out assault on clean energy have put Ohio’s clean energy industry at risk.

New data released today from Climate Power shows that 95 clean energy projects have been threatened, delayed, or canceled nationally since Trump took office, representing $71.24 billion in investment and 62,554 jobs. In Ohio, 1,300 jobs and $500 million in investments have already been threatened under Trump’s war on clean energy. 

In Vice President Vance’s hometown of Middletown, OH, 1,300 jobs are already under threat due to the Trump administration’s attacks on clean energy investments. Repealing the global clean energy tax credits will lead to even more job losses, project closures, and higher energy costs for Ohioans.  Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, Ohio has seen over 14,600 new clean energy jobs and $10.6 billion in new clean energy investment. Now, those jobs and these investments are under threat. 

“Trump’s war on clean energy and his chaotic policies have already caused a hemorrhaging of manufacturing jobs in sectors that had been booming for two years,” said Lori Lodes, Executive Director of Climate Power. “Repealing clean energy investments would jeopardize hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs on its own. On top of this crisis of uncertainty, repeal would devastate American manufacturing — halting construction, sending jobs overseas, hiking energy costs, and forfeiting the future to China and our other competitors.”

In addition to creating new jobs, clean energy saves Ohioans money: the transition to clean energy will reduce U.S. electricity prices by between 20 and 80% by 2040. Trump’s proposed tariffs, on the other hand, will cost Ohioans money: studies show that households will suffer a loss of $3,800 on average, while utility companies will likely raise rates for customers. 

Prior to Trump’s election, the United States was experiencing the largest boom in factory construction investment in American history, spurred in large part by the clean energy tax credits. However, since the beginning of the Trump Administration, that growth has begun to reverse. If the Trump Administration succeeds in repealing the clean energy tax credits, it would be a disaster for American energy independence and could lead to over 14,000 jobs in Ohio and more canceled projects like the one in Middletown. 

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