Trump Orders Military to Purchase Electricity From Coal-Fueled Power Plants

Trump Orders Military to Purchase Electricity From Coal-Fueled Power Plants

President Donald Trump (C) poses with “the Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal” trophy handed to him by Jim Grech (L of center), CEO of Peabody Energy, at a “Champion of Coal” event at the White House on Feb. 11, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 11 directing the U.S. military to purchase its power from coal-fired electricity plants.

“We’re going to be buying a lot of coal through the military now, and it’s going to be less expensive and actually much more effective than what we have been using for many, many years,” Trump said during an event in the White House.

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