Amid a funding stalemate in Congress and a federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s planned termination of nearly $8 billion for energy projects primarily in states that didn’t vote for him includes $583 million in cuts for projects in Illinois.
Among those set to lose tens of millions of dollars in anticipated funding are power giant Exelon, the University of Illinois, the nonprofit Gas Technology Institute, which is based in Des Plaines, and a handful of other entities in Illinois, according to congressional Democrats who released the full list when Trump’s Energy Department and Office of Management and Budget initially did not.
The investments would have helped with electricity affordability, clean energy jobs and grid reliability, Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition spokesperson Hannah Flath said in an emailed statement.
“This time, this attack isn’t just on clean energy — it’s also an attack on democracy,” the statement from the Illinois climate and equity group said, noting the terminations targeted blue states.
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