Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025

Inside Climate News · By Marianne Lavelle · last updated May 29, 2025 – 1:31 PM

Businesses have pulled the plug on big projects amid Trump’s retreat on climate action. But plenty remain in the pipeline, awaiting a Congressional decision on tax credits.

By Marianne Lavelle

Businesses have cancelled or delayed more than $14 billion of investments in U.S. clean energy projects so far this year, reflecting their uncertainty and pessimism over federal support amid President Donald Trump’s climate policy retreat, industry analysts reported Thursday.

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