In the first 100 days of the Trump administration, policy shifts including tariffs, executive orders and a rollback of support for clean energy have contributed to a reversal of recent growth in the sector.
According to new data from Climate Power, 95 clean energy projects have been delayed, cancelled or placed at risk, threatening US$ 71.24 billion in investment and 62,554 jobs. Broader economic uncertainty has led more companies to reconsider or postpone further investment in the USA, placing hundreds of thousands of additional jobs at risk.
Prior to the 2024 presidential election, the USA had experienced record growth in factory construction, largely due to clean energy tax credits introduced in 2022. These incentives supported the announcement of over 400,000 new clean energy jobs, mostly in manufacturing. However, since the start of 2025, that growth has begun to reverse. Clean energy job creation fell from 406,000 between August 2022 and December 2024 to 399,000 by the end of the first quarter of 2025. Analysis from Atlas Public Policy shows that Q1 2025 saw a record number of cancelled clean manufacturing projects, while the earlier boom in factory construction has slowed significantly.
These early losses may deepen as legislative proposals threaten to repeal or undermine the clean energy tax credits. States already affected by tariffs and policy shifts—including Michigan, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina—stand to lose the most if current incentives are withdrawn.
