U.S. Department of Energy Prohibits Transactions in Certain Bulk-Power System Electric Equipment Serving Critical Defense Facilities

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

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