“We’re going TO BE BUYING A LOT OF COAL through the military now”

… directing the U.S. military to purchase its power from coal-fired electricity plants

… “it’s going to be less expensive and more effective”

… to “enhance grid reliability and blackout prevention”

… “The grid is the foundation of our national defense as well as our economic stability,”

… “Any prolonged disruption caused by energy shortages,

foreign supply dependencies,

or intermittent generation

threatens the operational readiness of our Armed Forces

and the safety of the American people.”

… “When large parts of our country were hit with winter storms,

it was coal that kept the power on”

… “coal that never was bothered by cold weather, warm weather,”

… “Coal generation ensures that military installation … remain fully powered under all conditions,”

… including natural disasters, or wartime contingencies,”

… “Maintaining this capability is a matter of national security”

… “I’ve saved 74 coal power plants that would have been forced to shut down in the very immediate future”

                Executive Order