Trump List of Saved Projects Spares $5 Billion Hydrogen Hubs (1)

April 16, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC

The Trump administration plans to preserve billions of dollars in funding for hydrogen ventures and other projects previously earmarked for termination.

An Energy Department list that includes proposals backed by oil companies, utilities and others was provided to House Appropriations Committee members Wednesday and details roughly 2,000 funding awards the agency plans to “retain or modify.”

Included on the 39-page list seen by Bloomberg is almost $5 billion previously awarded by the Biden administration for five so-called hydrogen hubs — broad networks of producers and consumers in Texas, Appalachia, the mid-Atlantic and the Midwest — and backed by companies such ...

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