Grid Security Emergency Orders: Procedures for Issuance

Citation
Department of Energy, Grid Security Emergency Orders: Procedures for Issuance (Dec. 7, 2016).

Overview
DOE is proposing to issue procedural regulations concerning the Secretary of Energy’s issuance of an emergency order following the President's declaration of a Grid Security Emergency, under the Federal Power Act, as amended. New Section 215A(b) authorizes the Secretary to order emergency measures after the President declares a grid security emergency. A grid security emergency could result from a physical attack, a cyber-attack using electronic communication or an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), or a geomagnetic storm event, damaging certain electricity infrastructure assets and impairing the reliability of the nation's power grid.