“Coal is clean and beautiful… So many nations that are working are using coal, and you can do things with coal today that are incredible in terms of the environment and in terms of cleanliness.”

“Under the Biden administration, there were plans to shutter coal, natural gas and hydro-powered electricity plants. An Energy Department report released in 2025 showed that before President Trump’s election, America was on track to experience a massive shortfall of reliable electricity generation and 100 times more blackouts by 2030. Thanks to President Trump, the Energy Department is reversing those dangerous and costly energy subtraction policies.”

“Given our Nation’s vast coal resources and the proven reliability of our coal-fired generation fleet in providing continuous, on-demand baseload power, it is imperative that the Department of War (DOW) prioritize the preservation and strategic utilization of coal-based energy assets.”

“Beautiful, clean coal is critical to ensuring American families and businesses have the energy they need, while simultaneously driving down electricity costs across the country.”

“The big picture story is where we actually got energy from during this storm…In fact, we had times where our existing capacity couldn’t deliver anything and the lights would have gone out if not for emergency orders…The bottom line here is that we managed to ensure that there was sufficient capacity.”

“Beautiful, clean coal was the MVP of the huge cold snap we’re in right now. I can say with some confidence, hundreds of American lives have been saved because of President Trump’s actions saving America’s coal industry.”

“Coal remains a fundamental component of America’s energy strategy, providing essential energy for America’s infrastructure and industries. The National Coal Council’s expert recommendations will be instrumental toward our efforts to modernise and extend the life of our existing coal assets while also supporting the growth of new coal power generation, exports and product manufacturing.”

“Clean coal is the priority of this council and the president.”

“If we kill the coal industry, we kill any chance that we have of being able to catch up on critical minerals. We need this industry to thrive.”

“When you take existing coal and natural gas plants and you shut them down or you limit them as a result of policies, and people may like those policies. But when you do that, which is what the Democrats have advocated doing in numerous administrations and when they were in control, you’re going to make electricity prices go up.”

“It is crucial to our economic and national security that we win the artificial intelligence data race for our country so that American data does not go abroad. In addition to our core mission of keeping the lights on for all Americans at reasonable costs, my priority as chairman is to ensure that our country can connect and power data centers as quickly and as durably as possible.”

“The Biden administration shut down responsible energy development through regulations that locked up billions of barrels of oil and long-term supplies of affordable coal. Put simply, these policies were not grounded in reality—and Americans are suffering the consequences through increased energy costs. The United States is blessed with some of the most abundant natural resources in the world. Let’s use these resources responsibly to lower energy costs for Americans. That’s what this is all about.”

“For years, the Biden and Obama administrations relentlessly targeted America’s coal industry and workers, resulting in the closure of reliable power plants and higher electricity costs… Thankfully, President Trump has ended the war on American coal and is restoring common sense energy policies that put Americans first.”

“Secretary Burgum, Administrator Zeldin, and Secretary Wright all have an unprecedented understanding of our nation’s energy systems, and the role good policy and regulations play in them. The reforms announced yesterday cut red tape, lower costs, and provide certainty for producers—helping protect jobs, strengthen reliability, and keep America competitive.”

“I think coal is always going to be a factor on the power side, and coal is really essential to steel building in America,” said Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), one of coal’s top champions on Capitol Hill. “I think this helps the coal industry have a nice spot here for decades to come.”

“Without coal, America’s grid cannot meet future demand,” Griffith said, noting the report found that “absent decisive intervention, the nation’s power grid will be unable to meet projected demand for manufacturing, reindustrialization and data centers.”

“Coal has long been the backbone of America’s energy and industrial strength. By moving forward with these lease sales, we are creating good-paying jobs, supporting local communities, and securing the resources that keep America strong.”

“With unprecedented energy demand and resource retirements outpacing new generation additions, the country is facing an energy emergency. This administration considers power outages and soaring energy costs to be unacceptable.”

“There are leaders in Congress, governors of states, who talk about wind as if it is a substitute for baseload power. Our country needs more baseload power. We need to unleash energy dominance. It is not an honest approach to this entire energy conversation if we start acting as if wind is going to be a substitute for all these other things. We need more natural gas, we need to build more pipelines. Coal plants are essential for states and regions across the country.”

“There are people who, in the name of climate change, are willing to bankrupt the country… They created this endangerment finding and then they are able to put all these regulations on vehicles, on airplanes, on stationary sources, to basically regulate out of existence, in many cases, a lot of segments of our economy. And it cost Americans a lot of money.”

“I think our biggest impact by far is going to be — there are like 40 coal plants that are supposed to close this year — and our biggest impact is going to be to stop the closure of most of those. We’re going to need 50 to maybe 150 gigawatts of new capacity, and if you’re going to add a lot of new capacity, the first thing you should do is stop shrinking the capacity you have.”

“Americans are excited to be a country again that takes pride in building things. With that comes lower energy costs, more jobs and opportunities at home… In order to compete with China, the United States needs to start mining again,”

“The Administration’s efforts to support the coal industry will, “keep our coal miners working and our coal facilities open, I think will increase employment [not] just because of increased production but also the increased use of coal.”

“Time and time again, we see that energy security is national security. In order to protect American families and businesses and insulate ourselves from adversarial nations, it’s time to take action to secure our grid and promote the production of baseload American energy.”

“We [Wyoming] supply 22 states with coal. The technology, the burner technology over the years has also advanced. We’re not using 1950s technology. When we’re building a new plant, we’re using newer, better stuff.”

“The bottom line is we got to have dependable, reliable and affordable energy… And if you want to lift yourself or lift anybody in our society or any other country out of poverty, do it with energy, available energy.”

“Affordable, reliable electricity is key to the American dream and a natural byproduct of national energy dominance. According to many, the primary purpose of these Biden-Harris administration regulations was to destroy industries that didn’t align with their narrow-minded climate change zealotry. Together, these rules have been criticized as being designed to regulate coal, oil and gas out of existence.”

“This administration will not sit back and allow dangerous energy subtraction policies threaten the resiliency of our grid and raise electricity prices on American families. The Energy Department is hard at work securing the American people access to affordable, reliable, and secure energy that powers their lives regardless of whether the wind is blowing, or the sun is shining.”

“You know how much the president doesn’t like windmills. Because it’s intermittent. It’s just not windy all the time. You can’t operate on this kind of stuff. Look what happened to Spain and Portugal right, they went black because they started going on stuff you can’t rely upon. Coal you can rely upon. Big beautiful coal.”

“We know that renewables are not a one-on-one replacement for dispatchable base load power that is essential for reliability and provides thinning reserves needed to stabilize the system through fluctuation. It is not clear that the pace at which baseload generation is coming online will bridge the gap of retiring supply and meet increasing demands over the next few short years.”

“Coal is critical for our energy future, and it provides the reliability, baseload capacity, and affordable energy necessary to fuel our nation’s growth…Without coal, we risk losing our technological edge and the prosperity that comes with it. It’s time to unleash the power of American coal and ensure energy security for the future of our country.”

“Energy dominance stands at the center of America’s resurgence. By reconsidering rules that…unfairly targeted coal-fired power plants, we are ensuring that American energy remains clean, affordable, and reliable.”

“Under the national energy emergency, which President Trump has declared, we’ve got to keep every coal plant open…And if there had been units at a coal plant that have been shut down, we need to bring those back.”

“Nothing can destroy coal…and we have more coal than anybody.”

“We have a shortage of electricity, and especially we have a shortage of baseload…Without baseload, we’re going to lose the AI arms race to China. And if we lose the AI arms race to China, then that’s got direct impacts on our national security in the future of this country.”

“To compete globally, we must expand energy production, including commercial nuclear and liquefied natural gas, and cut the cost of energy for Americans.”

“When it comes to adding transmission and generation capacity, we’re trying to make a determination: how do we fulfill those needs to data centers, but also still keep the lights on in the commonwealth?”

“I may have underestimated the grid challenges…We may have not well anticipated the grid expansions and strengthening that we would need to allow renewable energy clear access into the system.”

“It certainly is an issue to be calling for the retirement of massive numbers, thousands of megawatts of coal and gas-fired power, at the very time when demand is increasing.”

“Because [EPA] can’t ban coal directly … they’re trying to price it out of market. And who that hurts is the customer. That hurts everyday Americans.”

“We need to make sure reliability is our number one focus…I think the most reliable grid, resilient grid, is a diverse grid. Coal is definitely something you need for a diverse grid.”

“These [EPA] regulations aren’t based upon reality. They do affect reliability, affordability, everything down the line, and they’re all just leading to catastrophe.”

“As far as I can see, there is no benefit to the people if these carbon rules go into effect. The EPA is trying to make us use a technology that is not proven but is very costly… it’s getting to the breaking point.”

“Renewables, standing alone, simply cannot adequately provide for our power generation baseload fuel needs… We should be candid and forthrightly acknowledge the need for adequate, dispatchable alternatives to maintain reliability.”

“If the EPA’s new power plant rule survives court challenge, it will force the retirements of nearly all remaining coal generation plants and will prevent the construction of vitally needed new combined-cycle baseload gas generation. This loss of vitally needed dispatchable generation resources will be catastrophic.”

“EPA’s rule mandates costly, infeasible technologies that are designed to force the early retirement of traditional electric power plants, rather than any genuine scientific interest in protecting human health and the environment.”

“You can’t get around the fact that you’re going to need tens of thousands of miles of new transmission lines if you want to build the hundreds of gigawatts of wind and solar and batteries that many of us predict are needed to achieve overall decarbonization goals. We’re not on pace to build 50,000 miles of high-voltage lines in the next six years.”