ICYMI: Trump Cuts Critical Clean Energy Investments in North Carolina

Raleigh, N.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a summary of federal funds illegally withheld by the Trump Administration that support clean energy consumer rebates and key investments in job-creating clean energy projects. A series of seven fact sheets (linked below) document the current impact of federal funding cuts across key program areas.

“Trump’s funding cuts are not only illegal and unconstitutional, they’re killing American jobs, strangling innovation, and increasing energy costs for families in North Carolina and across the nation,” said Mónica Pérez, Climate Power’s Managing Director, States.

The fact sheets provide state-by-state statistics, including the value of federal funds being cut in North Carolina, which are summarized below:

• Issue 1: Freezing Home Energy Rebates Program Raises Family Energy Costs
  • Impact on NC: $209M

• Issue 2: Freezing Electric Grid Programs Weakens Power Grid Against Wildfires, Extreme Weather, and Other Natural Disasters
  • Impact on NC: $160M

• Issue 3: Freezing Hydrogen Hubs Threatens Jobs and Energy Investments
  • Impact on NC: N/A

• Issue 4: Freezing Battery Manufacturing Programs Hurts Domestic Manufacturing and Eliminates Jobs
  • Impact on NC: $723M

• Issue 5: Freezing the Industrial Demonstrations Program Undermines U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness and Strands Private Investment
  • Impact on NC: $189M

• Issue 6: Freezing the Weatherization Assistance Program Raises Energy Costs for Low-Income Families
  • Impact on NC: $90M

• Issue 7: Freezing the Loan Programs Eliminates Jobs and Kills Energy Investments
  • Impact on NC: N/A

North Carolina State Total: $1.37B 

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