Texas Energy Regulator Cheers Trump Administration’s Coal Revival

AUSTIN – Today, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to revitalize the use of coal as an American energy source. The orders signal an end to the Biden/Obama-era coal moratorium and directs federal agencies to encourage coal powered development.  

“President Trump is fulfilling his promise to drive down energy prices and make America energy dominant again by revitalizing American coal production,” said RRC Commissioner Wayne Christian. “Texas’ power needs are going to increase by 100,000 MW – or 40% – by 2030, according to ERCOT. Making coal power great again is one of the best ways to meet that increased demand, lower costs, and keep the lights on. America has at least 422 years of coal reserves, and we should use every bit of it to provide cheap, reliable energy to consumers.”

Christian continued, “For more than a century, coal has been a reliable energy source making our modern way of life possible. It wasn't until radical environmentalists created the Net Zero fantasy that the United States and the rest of the developed world abandoned coal production and coal-fired electric generation. As a result, many coal plants – like the one in Hallsville, Texas – have been run out of business by their own government after decades by ‘woke’ energy policies and replaced with taxpayer-subsidized wind and solar powered projects — which are costly and unreliable.”