ROUND UP: Six Energy Projects Halted in One Month Thanks to Trump and Republicans 

Trump halted construction on offshore wind projects, taking energy options off the grid as utility bills skyrocket while putting American lives on the line for foreign oil

Trump’s war on clean energy has canceled or stalled 165,531 clean energy jobs – sending jobs overseas and hiking up utility costs 13% 

Washington, DC – As Donald Trump puts American lives on the line to take control of foreign oil that won’t drive down prices while benefitting his billionaire donors, here at home, his policies are shuttering clean energy manufacturing, leaving us with less energy, fewer jobs, and higher utility costs. In just the last month, six projects have laid off workers or canceled plans thanks to Trump and Republicans. In December, Trump escalated his vendetta against wind by halting construction of all offshore wind projects, canceling five projects that would have generated enough electricity to power 2.7 million homes. 

Kentucky 

[12/17/25] WDRB: All 1,600 Kentucky battery plant employees laid off as Ford pivots away from EV business

All 1,600 employees of the brand new electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky will be laid off before Ford converts it to manufacture batteries for data centers and other utilities…

The entire Hardin County project — originally marketed as a $5.8 billion investment in the burgeoning future of Ford’s EV infrastructure — has taken a turn in response to lacking consumer demand. Farley has recently said they planned for too much EV capacity and needed to pull back in response to rollbacks of strict emission rules by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Rhode Island 

[12/22/25] CT Mirror: Trump administration pauses offshore Revolution Wind project — again

For a second time, the Trump administration ordered a halt in construction of the nearly-completed Revolution Wind project on Monday, this time as part of a larger offensive against five offshore wind farms along the East Coast… 

If completed, Revolution Wind would supply enough electricity to the New England electric grid to power roughly 350,000 homes. The cost of that electricity is to be supported by power purchase agreements with utility customers in Connecticut and Rhode Island. 

In addition to the 1,200 jobs directly supported by the project, Brothers said the offshore wind industry employs thousands of longshoremen as well as crews building turbine-installation vessels at a shipyard in Texas. 

Virginia 

[12/22/25] CNBC: Trump halts wind projects, including Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dominion stock drops 4%

The Trump administration on Monday halted Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, the largest project of its kind in the U.S., as well as four other projects under construction off the East Coast in a devastating blow to the wind industry.

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is a 176 turbine project project that would provide enough power for more than 600,000 homes, according to Dominion. The project was expected to be complete next year.

Dominion said the massive project is essential for U.S. national security and Virginia’s dramatically growing energy needs. Northern Virginia is the largest hub for data centers in the world. Growing demand from artificial intelligence is contributing to higher electricity prices in the state.

Massachusetts 

[12/22/25] The Boston Globe: Vineyard Wind, already delivering power to the grid, is among five wind projects paused by Trump administration

In the Trump administration’s latest salvo in its war on renewable energy, Vineyard Wind, an offshore development off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket that has been decades in the making, was among five offshore wind projects that had its federal lease suspended on Monday…

The construction of Vineyard Wind has employed nearly 4,000 people in Massachusetts, according to the governor’s office…

Vineyard Wind is nearing the completion of construction, and is currently capable of producing some 572 megawatts of power, according to the governor’s office. The project has been delivering power to the New England grid since the beginning of the year. During a recent cold snap, the project was already eliminating some $2 million a day in costs to ratepayers by displacing the need for additional natural gas.

New York 

[12/22/25] Long Island Business News: Trump administration halts Long Island wind projects 

Two major offshore wind power projects off Long Island have been stopped by the Trump administration, which suspended their leases on Monday…

Equinor, the company behind Empire Wind, said the project is more than 60 percent complete. 

“In total, dozens of vessels, around 1,000 people, and more than a hundred companies in the U.S. and globally have been working in coordination on the Empire Wind project,” the company said in a written statement. “The stop work order threatens the progress of these activities and without a swift solution there may be significant impact to the project.” 

Once completed in 2027, Empire Wind is expected to supply enough power to electrify 500,000 homes. The $700 million Sunrise Wind project, being developed by Ørsted about 30 miles off Montauk, is projected to create enough energy to power 600,000 homes. Both projects combined have created thousands of jobs. 

Oregon 

[12/29/26] Statesman Journal: Oregon-based solar company blames One Big Beautiful Bill for closing

A Medford-based solar power company blamed federal cutbacks from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act when it notified the state that it was closing as of Dec. 26 and laying off 109 employees…

Beck said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as House Resolution 1, cut solar energy tax credits when it was signed into law on July 4.

“Before the enactment of the OBBB, the company had benefited from the Inflation Reduction Act, which had promised to boost federal tax incentives for solar energy for at least a decade,” Beck wrote.

Beck said the OBBB “dramatically cut solar energy tax credits and significantly restricted the use of such credits.”