The Order prohibits the purchase or installation of certain bulk-power system electric equipment from foreign adversaries and those subject to their jurisdiction or direction.

Key Points:

..On May 1, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting certain types of transactions regarding bulk-power system electric equipment designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied, by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary. The focus of the Executive Order is on electric equipment supplied from a foreign adversary or an entity subject to such foreign adversary’s jurisdiction.

..Not all transactions for equipment supplied from a foreign adversary or an entity subject to such adversary’s jurisdiction are prohibited. The prohibition applies only to those transactions that pose: (i) an undue risk of sabotage to or subversion of the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, or maintenance of the bulk-power system in the United States; (ii) an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the security or resiliency of United States critical infrastructure or the economy of the United States; or (iii) an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons.