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DOE Bans Utility Procurement of Chinese Equipment for Bulk Power System Security

December 18, 2020

Via: PowerMag

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a “prohibition order” in line with President Trump’s May 2020 broad bulk power system (BPS) security executive order (EO 13920) that will ban some utility procurement of specific grid equipment from China.

When it takes effect on Jan. 16, 2021, the Dec. 17–issued “Prohibition Order Securing Critical Defense Facilities,” will bar utilities that supply critical defense facilities (CDF) at a service voltage of 69 kV from “acquiring, importing, transferring, or installing BPS electric equipment” that is supplied by Chinese entities.

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