**$51.2M Federal Award Revoked for Kohler Co.'s Casa Grande Factory**

In a significant shakeup within the housewares manufacturing sector in Phoenix metro, Kohler Co. has lost a substantial federal award of $51.2 million. This setback arose when U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, declared on May 30 that 24 awards given by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations had been terminated.

Kohler Co.'s recently completed factory in Casa Grande was directly affected by this decision. The Department of Energy had initially issued these awards last October, amounting to a massive $3.7 billion in federal aid across various projects. However, after a thorough evaluation, the Department concluded that these projects did not meet the country's energy needs, lacked economic viability, and would fail to deliver a positive return on investment for taxpayer money.

This announcement underscores the Department's commitment to ensuring that federal investments are both economically sound and beneficial to the public. The withdraw of these awards signifies a strategic move to redirect resources toward more promising and impactful clean energy projects.