| Governor warns Trump Administration that rolling back already-approved awards at a time of record-high energy demand and rising costs would be reckless |
| MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter amid reports that the Trump Administration plans to terminate over 600 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding awards, including more than $1.5 billion in approved funding to Wisconsin-based companies and organizations or projects located in Wisconsin with energy-related goals and objectives. In a letter to DOE Secretary Chris Wright, Gov. Evers noted that terminating these funding awards at a time of record-high energy demand and rising costs would be “counterintuitive, reckless, and ill-advised.”
This letter comes as the governor recently highlighted that efforts by President Trump and Republicans in Congress to roll back clean energy investments will cause the average household energy costs across the U.S. to increase by an additional $170 annually over the next decade, according to a recent analysis by Energy Innovation. In Wisconsin alone, Wisconsinites will face a $300 annual increase on household energy bills due to the actions of the Trump Administration by 2035. Among the Wisconsin-based projects, companies, and organizations facing terminated funding, totaling over $1.5 billion, include:
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Gov. Evers Urges Trump Administration Not to Terminate $1.5 Billion in Funding Awarded to Wisconsin Companies and Organizations for Energy Projects
By Joanna Guza
Oct 15, 2025 | 9:38 AM

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