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Grid Security · Executive Order 14420

A national emergency on the grid. A mobile answer on the ground.

On August 26, 2026, the President declared a national emergency to secure the United States bulk-power system against foreign-produced equipment risk. The MCRC is the practical, U.S.-made layer of on-site power, fuel, and continuity for the moments when the grid is constrained.
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What the Order Says

“Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System”

Signed August 26, 2026, under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National
Emergencies Act.

A declared national emergency

The foreign supply of bulk-power system electric equipment is named an unusual and extraordinary threat to national security, foreign policy, and the economy.

Foreign-produced equipment restricted

Acquisition, import, transfer, or installation of covered foreign-produced grid equipment is prohibited where it poses sabotage, remote-access, or disruption risk.

The bulk-power system, 69 kV and above

Scope spans the high-voltage backbone—generation, transmission at 69 kV and above, storage, and control and safety systems.

Installed equipment under review

DOE must identify, inventory, isolate, monitor, or replace risky equipment already on the grid—balancing reliability and continuity of service.

Cybersecurity & sabotage focus

The order targets vulnerabilities that could be created or exploited in grid equipment—malicious access with catastrophic effects on critical infrastructure.

Buy American, by rule

Federal acquisition rules are to be revised to prioritize U.S.-manufactured energy infrastructure, on a 120–180 day rulemaking clock.

Plain-language summary for planning purposes—not legal guidance. Read the full order in the Federal Register

What It Means on the Ground

Securing the grid will constrain the grid.

01

Planned constraint windows

Isolating, monitoring, and replacing covered equipment means scheduled outages and reduced margin—communities need bridge power and fuel.

02

Unplanned failure risk

The order exists because sabotage risk is real. A successful attack takes power, water, fuel, comms, and ATMs down together—exactly the MCRC's service list.

03

Higher stakes every year

Advanced manufacturing, data centers, AI, and defense production keep raising the cost of every hour the grid is down.

Where the MCRC Fits

Continuity while the grid is hardened.

When bulk-power equipment is isolated, monitored, disconnected, or replaced—or when sabotage succeeds—the MCRC keeps communities and crews running.

On-site power & fuel supply

Generator power plus regular and diesel pumps keep vehicles, equipment, and essentials running through constraint windows and outages.

Communications restored

Satellite phones, a telescoping dish, and a distributed antenna system reactivate service where towers are dark.

A base for utility crews

Fuel, water, ice, first aid, and staging for the line crews and contractors doing grid restoration and replacement work.

U.S.A made continuity

A patented, American-built unit that answers the order's call for domestic energy infrastructure.

Patented · Made in USA

The order directs federal procurement to prioritize U.S.-manufactured energy infrastructure. The MCRC is designed, patented, and built in America—manufacturers are standing by.

Put the MCRC in your grid-security plan.

Federal, state, and utility planners: schedule a briefing with Garrett Johnson on deploying MCRC units as bulk-power contingency infrastructure.
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