Trump Declares National Emergency Over Foreign Threats to US Electricity Grid

President Trump signed Executive Order 14420 on August 26, 2026, declaring a national emergency over what the order calls an "unusual and extraordinary foreign threat" to the US electricity grid. The order restricts certain foreign-produced equipment in the bulk-power system, targeting cybersecurity and operational risks from software and digital capabilities. The Department of Energy has 120 days to issue implementing rules.