1,673 Texas Energy Jobs Already Lost or Threatened Under Trump, With Tens of Thousands More at Risk

Austin, TX — In just 100 days in office, President Trump’s tariffs, executive orders, and all-out assault on clean energy have put Texas’ energy boom 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 Texas, 1,673 jobs and $4 billion in clean energy investments have already been lost or threatened under Trump’s war on clean energy. 

Repealing the clean energy tax credits could lead to even more lost jobs, more project closures, and higher energy costs for Texans. Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, Texas has gained 29,451 new clean energy jobs and $14.51 billion in new private clean energy investment, all of which is at risk if Republicans in Congress repeal the 2022 clean energy tax credits. 

“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 Texans 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 Texans 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 29,451 lost jobs in Texas. 

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