The U.S. Imported 66 Large Chinese Transformers in 2020 – More Are On Order for 2021 According to U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) data, the U.S. imported 66 Chinese large power transformers in 2020. 54 of these were classified as “having a power handling capacity exceeding 100,000kVA.” Since 2006, USITC data shows that the U.S….
Tag: Executive Order 13920
Message to Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Department of Energy
For PDF Copy CLICK HERE February 4, 2021 TO: The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Nominee, Secretary of the Department of Energy CC:…….Robert Fairweather, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget …………..David G. Huizenga, Acting Secretary of the Department of Energy …………..Patricia A. Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy (OE-1) …………..Charles Kosak, Energy…
Senator Murkowski Questions Cybersecurity Order Suspension
Senator Murkowski Questions Jennifer M. Granholm on the suspension of Executive Order 13920. During a January 27, 2021 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the nomination of former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be Secretary of Energy, Senator Murkowski asked Ms. Granholm about the suspension of the order. Here’s the clip: Oddly, this…
Grid Supply Chain Cybersecurity Order “Suspended”
Is Grid Supply Chain Cybersecurity Being Surrendered to China? On January 20, 2021 President Biden signed Executive Order 13990 entitled: “Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” Buried deep in the 7 page wide ranging order is this provision: (c) Executive Order 13920 of May…
Supply Chain Cybersecurity Complaint Filed with FERC
Click Here for PDF Copy of Complaint Click HERE for Federal Register Notice Introduction I am a private citizen who conducts public interest research on the security of the electric grid because I recognize the absolutely vital role of this infrastructure in powering every one of the nation’s 16 critical infrastructures and in undergirding…
Executive Order 13920: Securing the United States Bulk-Power System
President Issues Bulk-Power System Executive Order After over a decade of failure by the electric industry and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to secure the electric grid from cyber threats (among many other threats), on May 1, 2020 the President issued Executive Order 13920: “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System.” (Click HERE for the…