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华盛顿，2月11日（路透社） – 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周三下令国防部从燃煤发电厂采购电力，这是他推动煤炭行业发展的最新举措。
这一举措以行政命令形式在白宫宣布，要求五角大楼签订采购协议，从燃煤发电厂购买电力，具体金额未作说明。
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总统还宣布，能源部将向肯塔基州、北卡罗来纳州、俄亥俄州、弗吉尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州的六家燃煤电厂提供1.75亿美元用于升级改造。
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公用事业公司一直在逐步淘汰燃煤发电机，而这些发电机是与气候变化相关的主要碳排放源。特朗普曾称气候变化是一场骗局，他承诺将加快能源基础设施建设，以满足人工智能和数据中心不断增长的电力需求。
特朗普已宣布进入”能源紧急状态”，以证明其继续维持本应关闭的老旧燃煤电厂运转的合理性，并豁免这些老旧燃煤电厂遵守关键空气法规。特朗普还取消了对风能和太阳能项目的税收优惠，其政府对联邦土地以及私人和州立土地上的可再生能源项目许可审批进展缓慢。
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周四，特朗普计划废除美国环境保护局（EPA）针对大多数主要温室气体排放法规的法律依据——”危害认定”（endangerment finding）。EPA局长表示，这将是美国历史上最大规模的放松管制行动。
周三，特朗普还宣布，美国最大的公共事业公司田纳西河谷管理局（TVA）计划推迟其在田纳西州的两座老旧燃煤电厂的关闭。
特雷弗·亨尼卡特（Trevor Hunnicutt）和瓦莱丽·沃尔科维奇（Valerie Volcovici）报道；巴拉加夫·阿查里亚（Bhargav Acharya）撰写；达芙妮·普萨莱达基斯（Daphne Psaledakis）、凯特琳·韦伯（Caitlin Webber）和大卫·格雷戈里奥（David Gregorio）编辑
Trump directs Energy Department to issue funds to keep coal plants online
February 11, 2026 9:54 PM UTC / Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants in his latest effort to boost the coal sector.
The move, which was announced at the White House as an executive order, calls for the Pentagon to form purchase agreements to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants for an unspecified amount.
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The president also announced that the Energy Department will provide six coal plants in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia with $175 million for upgrades.
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A drone view shows a coal preparation plant outside of Welch, West Virginia, March 16, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Utilities had been phasing out coal-fired generators, which are major sources of carbon emissions tied to climate change. Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has promised to fast-track energy infrastructure to meet rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data centers.
Trump has declared an “energy emergency” to justify moves to keep open aging coal plants that have been set for closure and exempt aging coal plants from key air regulations. Trump has also removed tax incentives for wind and solar projects and his administration has slow-walked permits for renewable energy on federal land, as well as private and state lands.
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On Thursday, Trump is set to undo the legal underpinning of most major greenhouse gas regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency called the endangerment finding. The EPA administrator has said this will be the biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history.
On Wednesday, Trump also announced that the Tennessee Valley Authority, the country’s largest public utility, plans to delay the closure of two of its older coal-fired power plants in Tennessee.
Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Valerie Volcovici; Writing by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis, Caitlin Webber and David Gregorio
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