Securing the United States Bulk-Power System Executive Order

The following press release was published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Electricity on Feb. 9, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

Updated: April 20, 2021

On Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis, " which, in part, suspended EO 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System " for 90 days.

On April 20, 2021, the Department to create a stable policy environment before the emergency declaration made by EO 13920 expires on May 1, 2021.

Also on April 20, the Department announced a new request for information (RFI), “." The RFI is part of a larger coordinated effort, including the recent “America’s Supply Chains" EO 14017, to develop a strengthened and effective strategy to address the security of the U.S. energy sector.

For more information, please visit the Securing Critical Electric Infrastructure page.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Electricity