Analysis: US industry responds to $7.5bn of clean energy cuts

  • Gas
  • October 3, 2025

The US clean energy sector has reacted with alarm to the Department of Energy’s cancellation of more than $7.5bn in funding, warning of lost jobs, weakened competitiveness, and politicisation of energy policy.

Hydrogen hubs, direct air capture megaprojects and grid resilience programmes are among the 223 projects affected, with several awardees already weighing appeals.

Trade groups and state leaders say the decision risks undermining investment confidence just as electricity demand surges from data centres and artificial intelligence.

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