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The Executive Order directs the Secretary of War (with the Secretary of Energy) to seek and approve long-term power purchase agreements or similar contracts with coal-fired energy producers to supply DOW installations and mission-critical facilities.
The White House executive order "Strengthening United States National Defense with America's Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet" (Feb. 11, 2026), Section 3, directs "The Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall seek to procure power from the United States coal generation fleet by approving long-term Power Purchase Agreements, or entering into any similar contractual agreements, with coal-fired energy production facilities to serve DOW installations or other mission-critical facilities." Independent reporting from Reuters and the Financial Times summarizes and corroborates that the order directs the defense department to pursue long-term contracts to buy electricity from coal-fired plants. Verdict: True — the executive order explicitly instructs the Secretary of War to seek long-term power purchase agreements with coal-fired generation to serve Department of War installations and mission-critical facilities.