{"id":411561,"date":"2025-11-04T19:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=411561"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:01:26","slug":"trump-admin-looking-to-restore-coal-plants-as-americas-grid-buckles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=411561","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Looking to Restore Coal Plants as America\u2019s Grid Buckles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"311\" data-attachment-id=\"411569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=411569\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-04-185955.png?fit=1682%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1682,723\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-04-185955.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/11\/03\/trump-admin-looking-to-restore-coal-plants-as-americas-grid-buckles\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=trump-admin-looking-to-restore-coal-plants-as-americas-grid-buckles\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/31\/trump-admin-looking-restore-coal-plants-americas-grid-buckles\/\">The Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wattsupwiththat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-205.png?resize=528%2C50&amp;quality=75&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daily Caller News Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-10239521\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/author\/AStreb\">Audrey Streb<\/a><\/strong><br>DCNF Energy Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to restore coal plants across America \u201cfor up to $100 million in federal funding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOE&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/energy-department-announces-100-million-restore-americas-coal-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;Friday that it issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to restore coal plants across the U.S. to \u201cdesign, implement, test, and validate three strategic opportunities for refurbishment and retrofit of existing American coal power plants to make them operate more efficiently, reliably, and affordably.\u201d President Donald Trump has sought to bolster the American coal industry through an April 8&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/04\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-reinvigorates-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive order<\/a>, though the Biden administration&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/11\/29\/biden-admin-coal-powder-river-basin-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cracked down<\/a>&nbsp;on coal through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/05\/30\/energy-groups-congress-letter-biden-epa-power-plant-rules\/?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=related&amp;utm_source=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stringent regulations<\/a>&nbsp;in a move that several energy&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/04\/25\/biden-epa-power-plant-rules-grid-reliability-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policy experts<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/16\/grid-official-warns-biden-power-plant-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one grid official<\/a>&nbsp;warned could weaken America\u2019s power grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor years, the Biden and Obama administrations relentlessly targeted America\u2019s coal industry and workers, resulting in the closure of reliable power plants and higher electricity costs,\u201d said DOE Secretary Chris Wright on Friday. \u201cThankfully, President Trump has ended the war on American coal and is restoring common sense energy policies that put Americans first. These projects will help keep America\u2019s coal plants operating and ensure the United States has the reliable and affordable power it needs to keep the lights on and power our future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/09\/29\/trump-admin-moves-to-demolish-biden-era-coal-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(RELATED: Trump Admin Moves To Demolish Biden-Era Coal Crackdown)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l5ooe9E6Qa\">https:\/\/t.co\/l5ooe9E6Qa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Department of Energy (@ENERGY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ENERGY\/status\/1984361715472220220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"850\" data-attachment-id=\"411566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=411566\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-68.png?fit=768%2C903&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,903\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-68.png?fit=723%2C850&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-68.png?resize=723%2C850&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graphic showing the U.S. Department of Energy logo with the text 'Energy Department Announces $100 Million to Restore America's Coal Plants' and an American flag background.\" class=\"wp-image-411566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-68.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-68.png?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ENERGY\/status\/1984361715472220220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">(19) U.S. Department of Energy on X: &#8220;Energy Department Announces $100 Million to Restore America\u2019s Coal Plants&#8221; \/ X<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOE has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/06\/24\/trump-admin-emergency-order-grid-strains-under-summer-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued<\/a>&nbsp;several emergency orders to keep coal plants humming as it has also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/07\/america-power-grid-green-energy-biden-trump-blackouts-ai-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sounded alarms<\/a>&nbsp;over America\u2019s grid. DOE\u2019s July&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/department-energy-releases-report-evaluating-us-grid-reliability-and-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grid reliability report<\/a>&nbsp;projected that blackouts could increase by a factor of 100 across America if the U.S. continues to phase out reliable power sources without adequate replacements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Trump has sought to boost coal and other reliable energy sources like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/04\/10\/energy-department-trump-admin-nuclear-power-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nuclear<\/a>, the Biden administration&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/19\/bidens-green-energy-darlings-had-a-brutal-past-few-weeks-but-it-could-have-been-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">favored<\/a>&nbsp;intermittent green energy sources like wind and solar in the name of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/11\/14\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-continues-driving-climate-investments-to-reduce-emissions-lower-home-energy-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">combating climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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