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Strengthening United States National Defense with America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet

2026-02-11 · 22:03 UTC ·The White House ·2 min read

Brief

The executive order (Feb 11, 2026) directs the Department of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to prioritize procurement of power from the U.S. coal generation fleet via long-term Power Purchase Agreements for DOW installations, citing EOs 14261/14262 (Apr 8, 2025) and the national energy emergency EO 14156 (Jan 20, 2025); implementation is subject to appropriations.

Why it matters

Signed Feb 11, 2026 by President Donald J. Trump, the executive order directs the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to procure power from U.S. coal-fired generation via long-term Power Purchase Agreements to serve DOW installations, prioritizing grid reliability, on-site fuel security, and mission assurance.

Key details

  • The order cites Executive Orders 14261 and 14262 (both Apr 8, 2025) and invokes the national energy emergency declared in EO 14156 (Jan 20, 2025) as its legal basis; implementation is subject to available appropriations and does not create enforceable private rights.
  • Policy language declares coal essential to national and economic security to ensure continuous, on‑demand baseload power and reduce reliance on intermittent generation; the order assigns publication costs to the Department of War.
Source evidence

title: Strengthening United States National Defense with America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet
author: The White House
contenttype: article
publication: Executive Orders – The White House
published: 2026-02-11T22:03:51+00:00
sourceurl: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/strengthening-united-states-national-defense-with-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-power-generation-fleet/

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