In July, Companies Announced $720 Million of New Clean Energy Manufacturing Investment and 1,200 Retracted Jobs

The month of July was a slow one for clean energy and technology manufacturing announcements. The passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” on July 4th means greater uncertainty for companies with their existing and future investments. Manufacturing companies’ strategies continue to shift in response.

Please find updates from the Clean Economy Tracker for the month of July below!

For more information or assistance please contact info@cleaneconomytracker.org.

July 2025

There were three new clean economy investment announcements in July.

They add up to

• $720 million and

• 50 new announced jobs across

• Three states: Illinois, Michigan, and Nevada

Investments this month spanned two sectors: Batteries and Minerals

There were also 1,205 retracted jobs in July at General Motor’s Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan.

2025 Announcements

In total in 2025 so far there have been:

• 98 facilities  

• 18,200 jobs

• $15.8 billion in new investments and

• $18.7 billion in canceled and retracted investments, representing 23,408 jobs

States leading in 2025

Announced Investments:

Ohio leads 2025 so far with the highest total newly announced investments, at $3.8 billion, followed by Washington ($3.1 billion) and Nevada ($1.7 billion).

Announced Jobs:

Texas has the most announced new jobs in 2025 so far, totaling 4,460, with Michigan (2,752) and Indiana (2,000) following.

Investment Announcements

New Facility Announcements:

Illinois “Pure Lithium Corporation announced the company will relocate its entire operation from Boston to Chicago to support the company’s drive toward commercial production. Pure Lithium’s $46 million investment, bolstered by the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) program, will enable the company to manufacture the first commercially viable lithium metal battery in Illinois.” Announcement, 7/10/2025

New Updates and Expansions

Nevada “An Ioneer study released in June also quadrupled Rhyolite Ridge’s potential lithium-boron reserves…and increases capital expenditure by more than doubled to $1.67 billion, up from around $800 million.” Update, 7/11/2025

Michigan “Approximately 200 GM workers are now employed in the battery pack assembly operation at Orion, which means the plant remains a critical node in General Motors’ electrification supply chain, even as its vehicle production strategy pivots to ICE models.” Update, 7/15/2025

About the data

The Clean Economy Tracker (CET) tracks private-led investments and jobs in clean energy manufacturing, deployment as well as related public statements by lawmakers serving in the U.S. Congress. Clean energy manufacturing and deployment covers production facilities for batteries, critical mineral production and processing, electric vehicles, heat pumps, hydrogen electrolyzers, transmission and grid materials, and zero-emissions electricity generation (including solar, wind and nuclear). The tool was developed by Atlas Public Policy and Utah State University and is updated at least weekly.

Note the data cover manufacturing only and are through June 30, 2025. The jobs reflect direct, permanent manufacturing jobs and do not include indirect or construction jobs. Jobs canceled refers to clean energy jobs canceled. Where production is moved to another facility, production at the original facility is marked as canceled and investment and jobs are marked as canceled. If and when investment and jobs numbers at the new facility are announced, they will be added to the database.

Get in touch: info@cleaneconomytracker.org