U.S. DOE Prohibits Procurement Of Certain Grid Equipment From China
By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21
On December 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued an order (“Prohibition Order”) that prohibits certain utilities from procuring specific bulk power equipment from China. The Prohibition Order is part of the U.S. government’s actions under the May 1, 2020, Executive Order on Securing the U.S. Bulk-Power System (“Bulk Power System EO”). The Prohibition Order is a substantive follow-up to the broadly-worded Bulk Power System EO, but the Prohibition Order has narrow application to...
By: Morrison & Foerster LLP