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Trump Uses Defense Production Act to Speed Energy Projects
The orders let the Energy Department use federal funding and other tools to speed projects in short supply, including transformers and gas turbines.
- 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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