DOE's bulk-power emergency order is live now, with implementing rules due December 24

President Trump signed an executive order on August 26, 2026 declaring a national emergency over foreign-produced grid equipment, and the order is in force now. It authorizes the Secretary of Energy to block or condition transactions involving foreign-produced bulk-power-system equipment tied to a Covered Foreign Entity. DOE must publish implementing rules within 120 days, an outer date of December 24, 2026. The covered-equipment list reaches substation transformers, grid-connected inverters, battery storage, and UPS systems supporting critical infrastructure.

• DOE’s national-emergency order on grid equipment is in force – The August 26, 2026 order lets DOE block foreign-produced covered equipment for transactions initiated after that date, with implementing rules due by December 24, 2026.
• DOE declines to designate all three Phase 3 transmission corridors – DOE said on August 12, 2026 there was not a sufficient basis to designate the Tribal Energy Access, Southwestern Grid Connector, or Lake Erie-Canada corridors.
• Texas PUCT details its large-load interconnection reforms – PUCT told Governor Abbott that Batch Zero applies to large loads of 75 MW or more and will allocate transmission capacity to committed projects through 2032.
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• Karnataka Industries Minister M.B. Patil said Luxembourg-based iPC proposed a ₹83,480 crore integrated green-hydrogen and hyperscale data-centre platform near Tumakuru, with a ₹17,114 crore first phase.