A recent White House Executive Order (EO 14420), issued on August 26, has declared a national emergency due to national security concerns over overseas hardware and software in the US power system. This order expands upon a similar one from the Trump administration (EO 13920) by including software and requiring the Department of Energy to establish implementation guidelines within 120 days. Senior BESS research analyst Pete Tillotson noted that if fully implemented, the order could significantly disrupt the US electrical grid.
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