These investments would strengthen grid resilience, unlock economic opportunity, secure critical supply chains, and preserve national security advantages. Trump Investment for ModernizationThe U.S. Department of Energy has taken tangible steps to support coal modernization. China currently dominates global rare earth supply chains, creating serious vulnerabilities for U.S. manufacturing and national security. According to the International Energy Agency’s Coal 2025 report, global coal demand reached a record 8.85 billion metric tons in 2025. A July 2025 Department of Energy grid reliability report warned of a 100-fold increase in outage probability by 2030 without sufficient dispatchable generation.