President signs executive order directing Department of War to prioritize long-term coal power purchases for military installations

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President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Department of War, working with the Secretary of Energy, to prioritize long-term Power Purchase Agreements with coal-fired power plants to supply military installations and mission-critical facilities. The Fact Sheet frames the move as a measure to strengthen grid reliability and national security, emphasizes coal as a source of on-demand baseload power, and summarizes prior administration steps — including an April 2025 set of executive actions on coal and a renewed National Coal Council.

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Primary sources confirm the claim: the White House published a fact sheet and the full Executive Order dated Feb. 11, 2026, that use the term "Department of War" and direct the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to seek long-term Power Purchase Agreements (or similar contracts) with coal-fired generation to serve Department installations and mission-critical facilities. Verdict: True — the President signed an EO with that directive as shown in the White House documents.

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Update · Feb 12, 2026, 05:50 AMTrue
Primary sources confirm the claim: the White House published a fact sheet and the full Executive Order dated Feb. 11, 2026, that use the term "Department of War" and direct the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to seek long-term Power Purchase Agreements (or similar contracts) with coal-fired generation to serve Department installations and mission-critical facilities. Verdict: True — the President signed an EO with that directive as shown in the White House documents.
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strengthens-united-states-national-defense-with-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-power-generation-fleet/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/strengthening-united-states-national-defense-with-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-power-generation-fleet/
Original article · Feb 11, 2026
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