Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens United States National Defense with America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet

Whitehouse.gov ^ | February 11, 2026 | The White House

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STRENGTHENING NATIONAL DEFENSE WITH RELIABLE COAL POWER: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Department of War to prioritize long-term Power Purchase Agreements with America’s beautiful, clean coal fleet to ensure military installations and critical defense facilities have uninterrupted, on-demand baseload power.

• The Order directs the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to approve long-term Power Purchase Agreements or similar contracts with coal-fired energy production facilities to serve Department of War installations and other mission-critical facilities.

• Priority will be given to projects that enhance grid reliability and blackout prevention, on-site fuel security, and mission assurance for defense and intelligence capabilities.

ENSURING A RESILIENT GRID: President Trump is committed to strengthening the electric grid and believes that beautiful, clean coal plays a critical role in ensuring reliable energy, national security, and economic stability.

• Baseload power and a reliable grid are vital to powering military installations, operations, defense-industrial production, and ensuring the safety of the American people; any prolonged disruption threatens operational readiness and national security.

• It is imperative that the Department of War strategically utilize America’s vast coal resources that have proven reliability in providing continuous, on-demand baseload power.

• Intermittent sources like wind and solar are unreliable in extreme weather, leaving the grid and our defense installations that rely on them vulnerable to interruptions in power.

MAKING AMERICA ENERGY DOMINANT: President Trump believes it is vital for America to be energy dominant and energy secure.

• On the campaign trail, President Trump warned, “you have a grid system in this country that’s obsolete and a disaster,” underscoring his urgency to act.

• On Day One, President Trump declared a National Energy Emergency to ensure that the Administration can bring all available authorities to bear to improve the integrity of our Nation’s electrical grid.

• He is revitalizing America’s beautiful clean coal industry in order to provide Americans with access to reliable, affordable power and support the thousands of American jobs that depend on the industry.

• In April 2025, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders to designate coal as a mineral, lift barriers to coal mining on Federal lands, and grant regulatory relief from burdensome Biden-era restrictions on certain coal-fired power plants.

• President Trump’s actions have stopped the closure of 17 gigawatts of coal power and resulted in new investments and build of affordable, baseload power generation across the country.

• President Trump is cutting red tape and rolling back regulations that hinder coal, oil, and natural gas production.

• Last summer, the Administration renewed the charter for the National Coal Council (NCC)—a Federal Advisory Committee terminated during the Biden Administration—and convened its first meeting just last month.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cleancoal; coal; coalpower; grid; gridreliability; power; reliability; trump

[DesertRhino]

This is a fantastic idea and I’m glad he’s doing it.
I don’t know how, but to make coal really work well, we need a way to make it way more permanent.
It kills the industry to get closed down every time Democrats come into office. I can’t imagine how they can plan their long term projects....

[AZJeep]

Great!
Coal is by far the US richest energy source.
We have like 70% of world coal, and the world best quality coal.
I suspect that Obama’s war on coal was made to sabotage US energy and US economy in whole.
We should never give upon our best resource, just because Greta told us to do so.

[gildafarrell]

Wonderful, Mr President! This will help coal states where demoncRATS tried to destroy the coal industry. Something Massie, who use to operate coal mines, could learn from. Hooray, Mr. President.

[MileHi]

Ping

I hope this includes CO coal plants these morons are shutting down.

[jimtorr]

The nations best coal was locked away by Clinton in the Escalante National Monument, to benefit his “friend” and likely benefactor Riade.

[Terry L Smith]

Beautiful! The pulse cannot stop coal.
Now, let us brainy bit about bringing back steam locomotives since the diesel electric might be compromised by the pulse.

[george76]

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)

[AZJeep]

Yes, I am aware of the.
The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and the Bears Ears National Monument by Obama/Biden.
They just hate coal!

I have been there, and it is a huge area with few acres worth of preserving. The rest is just the standard high desert, not worth anything. There is not even a visitor center. I am sure, they could mine most of that coal and nobody would notice.
Obviously the monument was created just to prevent coal mining.
But we still have the world greatest coal reserves besides.
And, like Trump 45, the Monument could be undone, if were to run out of coal elsewhere!

[AZJeep]

They shut Navajo power plant in Page AZ (Obama).
Certified to 2044!
It was fed by Black Mesa coal mine on Navajo/Hopi Indian reservation.
It was a huge coal mine, so well hidden, you can pass by and never notice.
They even build railroad to ship the coal from mine to plant.
It provided like 40% of Navajo and 80% of Hopi tribal income.
These people are all now on welfare!
Obviously, mother Earth beats Native rights to decent life!