US EditionTrump Uses Defense Production Act to Speed Energy Projects
The orders let the Energy Department use 2025 tax-law funding to back coal, LNG and grid projects despite financing and regulatory delays.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump signed five determinations invoking the Defense Production Act to accelerate domestic coal, petroleum, liquefied natural gas, and grid infrastructure projects aimed at bolstering energy supply chains.
- Rising fuel prices and surging artificial intelligence power demand prompted the move, which Trump grounded in his January 20, 2025, national energy emergency declaration citing insufficient supply as a national defense threat.
- White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said the determinations allow the Energy Department to use One Big Beautiful Bill Act funding to "strengthen our grid infrastructure and unleash reliable, affordable, secure energy." The measures target financing and regulatory bottlenecks.
- The Department can now deploy financial instruments supporting refineries, gas turbines, and transformer manufacturing to overcome financing risks, regulatory delays, and market barriers threatening United States energy security.
- Expanding domestic energy capacity remains central to Trump's agenda supporting defense installations and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Voter concerns about high energy costs could imperil Republican control of Congress in November's midterm elections.
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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost oil, coal and energy infrastructure
President Trump on Monday invoked wartime authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to try to push for more oil, gas and coal. The DPA gives the president the authority to increase the production of certain items to advance national security. Trump this week issued five memos applying it to oil, coal, natural gas infrastructure and exports, electric grid equipment and “large-scale [...]
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Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Sign Energy-Related Directives
President Donald Trump on April 20 invoked the Defense Production Act to issue a series of memorandums focused on strengthening coal supply chains, natural gas transmission, and liquefied natural gas capacity. Trump also signed memos aimed at boosting domestic petroleum production, enhancing grid infrastructure, and expanding the deployment of “large-scale energy” and related infrastructure. In a post on X, White House spokeswoman Taylor Roger…
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