U.S. Department of Energy Prohibits Transactions in Certain Bulk-Power System Electric Equipment Serving Critical Defense Facilities
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20
On December 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the “Department”), pursuant to President Trump’s May 2020 Executive Order 13920 on “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” (EO), which we addressed here, issued a Prohibition Order “prohibiting the acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation of specified bulk-power system (BPS) electric equipment that directly serves Critical Defense Facilities (CDFs).”CDFs are facilities designated as such by the Secretary of Energy that...
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP