America Is Powering Up Again as Trump Unleashes a Historic Energy Comeback

After years of retreat, red tape, and deliberate decline under Democrats, American energy is roaring back to life.

Under President Donald Trump, the United States has reclaimed its role as the world’s energy powerhouse, delivering record production, record exports, and real results for working families who depend on affordable and reliable power.

The numbers tell a blunt story. The U.S. became the first nation in history to export more than 100 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas in a single year, cementing American leadership on the global stage and weakening the grip of hostile foreign energy suppliers.

Domestic production surged to new heights as U.S. crude oil output hit an all time record of 13.6 million barrels per day in 2025. This was not an accident. It was the result of policy choices that favored workers, producers, and consumers over climate ideology.

The Bureau of Land Management approved 6,106 Applications for Permits to Drill in a single fiscal year, the most in over 15 years. Compared to the previous administration at the same point in time, the Trump Administration approved nearly 64 percent more federal and Indian drilling permits.

The contrast could not be sharper. President Biden held zero oil and gas lease sales during his first year in office. Under President Trump, the BLM has already held 22 lease sales, generating $356.6 million in revenue. That is more money than the Biden administration raised from oil and gas leasing in all four years combined.

Alaska, long strangled by environmental extremism, is back in play. The Trump Administration reopened 1.56 million acres of the Alaska Coastal Plain for oil and gas leasing, reversing Biden era restrictions that locked away American resources. It also rescinded the 2024 rule governing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, reopening nearly 82 percent of the 23 million acre reserve to responsible development.

This energy resurgence is not limited to oil and gas. The BLM held the largest geothermal lease sale in history by dollar amount, bringing in nearly $9.5 million. Competitive geothermal lease sales across California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah generated $24 million from 141 parcels totaling more than 450,000 acres, expanding reliable baseload power across the West.

Coal is back on the table as well. The Administration opened 13.1 million additional acres of federal land for coal leasing, tripling benchmarks set by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Four coal sales alone generated $47 million while offering more than 82 million tons of federal coal, strengthening grid reliability and supporting mining communities.

To keep the lights on, the U.S. Department of Energy has issued 19 emergency orders to maximize grid reliability and affordability, keeping dependable power plants online that Democrats were willing to shut down.

This is what energy leadership looks like. More production. More permits. More revenue. Lower costs. Stronger national security.

While Democrats spent years waging war on American energy, President Trump chose to unleash it. The result is an energy economy that works for workers, families, and the future.

America is not just energy independent again. It is energy dominant.

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