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Cyber threats nudge Trump to sign executive order on foreign equipment in U.S. energy infrastructure
Trump signed an executive order declaring an emergency to bar foreign bulk-power equipment deemed a national security cyber risk.
The executive order, 'Declaring a National Energy Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System,' prohibits acquiring, importing, transferring, or installing foreign-produced bulk-power equipment and software deemed risky, citing fears of digital backdoors in Chinese-made grid gear. China supplies roughly 85% of solar supply chain capacity and is a major transformer manufacturer. The Energy Department has 120 days to develop implementing rules; the order revives a 2020 Trump-era measure the Biden administration had suspended after utilities found compliance difficult.
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