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List of Biden-era Energy Projects that Trump Administration Says Will Receive Funding

by Elisa Wood

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April 16, 2026
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For months, confusion has been rampant among energy developers who thought they had secured federal funding during the Biden administration only to find maybe they hadn’t after the Trump administration came to power.

Now the Department of Energy has released a list of more than 1,800 projects that Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Department of Energy reviewed and decided to fund. The majority of projects won approval, he said, either “straight up or restructured.”

Here is the full list.

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