ICYMI: Trump Cuts Critical Clean Energy Investments in Ohio

Columbus, OH – U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a summary of federal funds illegally withheld by the Trump Administration that were appropriated by the U.S. Congress to 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 state of federal funding freezes 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 Ohio 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 withheld from Ohio, which are summarized below:

• Issue 1: Freezing Home Energy Rebates Program Raises Family Energy Costs
  • Impact on Ohio families: $249 million in savings in household energy costs cut

• Issue 2: Freezing Electric Grid Programs Weakens Power Grid Against Wildfires, Extreme Weather, and Other Natural Disasters
  • Impact on Ohio communities: $49 million in funding for extreme weather defense cut

• Issue 3: Freezing Hydrogen Hubs Threatens Jobs and Energy Investments
  • Impact on Ohio workers: Thousands of jobs and millions in funding for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub cut

• Issue 4: Freezing Battery Manufacturing Programs Hurts Domestic Manufacturing and Eliminates Jobs
  • Impact on Ohio workers: $130 million in funding for manufacturing jobs cut

• Issue 5: Freezing the Industrial Demonstrations Program Undermines U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness and Strands Private Investment
  • Impact on Ohio manufacturing: $670 million in funding for clean technologies cut 

• Issue 6: Freezing the Weatherization Assistance Program Raises Energy Costs for Low-Income Families
  • Impact on low-income Ohioans: $172 million in energy savings for Ohio households cut

• Issue 7: Freezing the Loan Programs Eliminates Jobs and Kills Energy Investments
  • Impact on Ohio workers: $10 billion in loans for new jobs and projects cut 

Ohio State Total: $1.2 billion in direct funding and rebates, plus $10 billion more in loans, and hydrogen hub funding all cut 

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