President Donald Trump‘s newest executive order represents his second attempt to extend a lifeline to coal-fired power plants.
Tuesday afternoon, Trump signed the executive order underscoring his administration’s priorities in securing as much reliable baseload power, including from coal plants, as swiftly as possible.
The first Trump administration sought to boost the coal industry, arguing that it is worth paying more to keep coal power plants online because they are highly reliable and can provide power when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing.
He wasn’t successful then. But the need for reliable power has only grown more urgent as artificial intelligence advancements, data centers, electrification, and manufacturing send energy consumption soaring.
Through the order signed Tuesday, Trump is seeking to offer regulatory
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