Trump Administration Endorses Coal to Power Critical Data Centers

April 8, 2025, 1:20 pm

Two separate reports focus on actions from the Trump administration intended to reinvigorate the domestic coal sector. Both pieces detail plans that would designate coal as a critical mineral, potentially restarting federal coal leases and requiring coal-fired power plants to continue production. These measures are aimed at ensuring a stable electricity supply to power data centers and meet the increasing demands of AI and digital infrastructure, while also promoting complementary energy initiatives such as nuclear expansion.


zerohedge.com / Trump Set To Sign Exec Order Boosting Domestic Coal To Meet AI Power Demands

Trump will sign an order to boost domestic coal by restarting federal leases and designating coal a critical mineral to power data centers and AI efforts, while also promoting nuclear expansion and relaxing energy regulations.

techcrunch.com / Trump to endorse coal for data center power in the face of grim market realities

An executive order will direct the federal government to list coal as a critical mineral and force some coal-fired power plants to keep generating electricity.


2 stories from 2 sources in 8 days ago ... #climate #ai #techpolicy



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