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A new executive order declares a national emergency and authorizes the Secretary of Energy to prohibit or unwind transactions involving bulk-power system equipment from designated foreign adversaries.
Executive Order 14420 declares a national emergency to address the threat posed by the unrestricted acquisition or use of bulk-power system electric equipment sourced from foreign adversaries. The order authorizes the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with other agency heads, to prohibit or impose mitigation measures on any transaction that involves such equipment and poses an undue risk to the US power grid or national security. This grants the government broad power to scrutinize and potentially block acquisitions, unwind completed deals, and demand the removal of installed components.
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A new executive order declares a national emergency and authorizes the Secretary of Energy to prohibit or unwind transactions involving bulk-power system equipment from designated foreign adversaries.
Executive Order 14420 declares a national emergency to address the threat posed by the unrestricted acquisition or use of bulk-power system electric equipment sourced from foreign adversaries. The order authorizes the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with other agency heads, to prohibit or impose mitigation measures on any transaction that involves such equipment and poses an undue risk to the US power grid or national security. This grants the government broad power to scrutinize and potentially block acquisitions, unwind completed deals, and demand the removal of installed components.
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A new executive order declares a national emergency and authorizes the Secretary of Energy to prohibit or unwind transactions involving bulk-power system equipment from designated foreign adversaries.
Executive Order 14420 declares a national emergency to address the threat posed by the unrestricted acquisition or use of bulk-power system electric equipment sourced from foreign adversaries. The order authorizes the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with other agency heads, to prohibit or impose mitigation measures on any transaction that involves such equipment and poses an undue risk to the US power grid or national security. This grants the government broad power to scrutinize and potentially block acquisitions, unwind completed deals, and demand the removal of installed components.
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Grade 3 — worth a glance, not the full analysis.
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