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PoliticsTrump executive order restricts some foreign equipment in US energy grid

US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over what his administration calls an “unusual and extraordinary foreign threat” to the electricity grid. His executive order restricts certain foreign-made bulk-power equipment, software and digital capabilities. The Energy Department has 120 days to issue rules, while utilities must identify affected equipment already in use.

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Trump executive order restricts some foreign equipment in US energy grid
Trump executive order restricts some foreign equipment in US energy gridPolitics