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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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Companies Cancel $1.6B in Clean Energy Projects in Sept; Over $24B in 2025
Businesses canceled, closed, and scaled back nearly $1.6 billion worth of large-scale factories and clean energy projects in September, bringing the total cost of projects cancelled in the private-sector to over $24 billion in 2025 alone, according to E2’s latest monthly analysis of clean energy projects.
The latest wave of private-sector cancellations — affecting four battery, storage, and electric vehicle factories in Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee — impact nearly 3,000 jobs, bringing the total number of jobs lost to abandoned projects in 2025 to nearly 21,000.
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3.56 Million Americans Work in Clean Energy
Clean energy jobs grew more than three times faster than the rest of the U.S. economy in 2024, bringing the total number of clean energy workers in the U.S. to 3.56 million, according to E2's 10th Clean Jobs America report.
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Clean energy grew 3X faster than rest of California economy, added 7K jobs in 2024
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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Since its inception, E2 has been recognized as a leader in advocation for policies that protect the environment while building economic prosperity. Our members use their collective voice to make the business and industry case for strong state and federal policies that address pressing environmental problems.
Tracking Clean Energy Projects
Since August 2022, E2 has been tracking large-scale clean energy investments announced by the private sector. And since January 2025, E2 began tracking project cancellations, factory closing, and projects downsizes going back to August 2022.
To explore all the projects announcements and cancellations, click the button below to visit our interactive map and data tables.
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