Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid

               By the authority vested in me as President by the 
               Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, it is hereby ordered:

               Section 1. Purpose. The United States is experiencing 
               an unprecedented surge in electricity demand driven by 
               rapid technological advancements, including the 
               expansion of artificial intelligence data centers and 
               an increase in domestic manufacturing. This increase in 
               demand, coupled with existing capacity challenges, 
               places a significant strain on our Nation's electric 
               grid. Lack of reliability in the electric grid puts the 
               national and economic security of the American people 
               at risk. The United States' ability to remain at the 
               forefront of technological innovation depends on a 
               reliable supply of energy from all available electric 
               generation sources and the integrity of our Nation's 
               electric grid.

               Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States 
               to ensure the reliability, resilience, and security of 
               the electric power grid. It is further the policy of 
               the United States that in order to ensure adequate and 
               reliable electric generation in America, to meet 
               growing electricity demand, and to address the national 
               emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order 14156 of 
               January 20, 2025 (Declaring a National Energy 
               Emergency), our electric grid must utilize all 
               available power generation resources, particularly 
               those secure, redundant fuel supplies that are capable 
               of extended operations.

               Sec. 3. Addressing Energy Reliability and Security with 
               Emergency Authority. (a) To safeguard the reliability 
               and security of the United States' electric grid during 
               periods when the relevant grid operator forecasts a 
               temporary interruption of electricity supply is 
               necessary to prevent a complete grid failure, the 
               Secretary of Energy, in consultation with such 
               executive department and agency heads as the Secretary 
               of Energy deems appropriate, shall, to the maximum 
               extent permitted by law, streamline, systemize, and 
               expedite the Department of Energy's processes for 
               issuing orders under section 202(c) of the Federal 
               Power Act during the periods of grid operations 
               described above, including the review and approval of 
               applications by electric generation resources seeking 
               to operate at maximum capacity.

                   (b) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the 
               Secretary of Energy shall develop a uniform methodology 
               for analyzing current and anticipated reserve margins 
               for all regions of the bulk power system regulated by 
               the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and shall 
               utilize this methodology to identify current and 
               anticipated regions with reserve margins below 
               acceptable thresholds as identified by the Secretary of 
               Energy. This methodology shall:

(i) analyze sufficiently varied grid conditions and operating scenarios 
based on historic events to adequately inform the methodology;

(ii) accredit generation resources in such conditions and scenarios based 
on historical performance of each specific generation resource type in the 
real time conditions and operating scenarios of each grid scenario; and

(iii) be published, along with any analysis it produces, on the Department 
of Energy's website within 90 days of the date of this order.

                   (c) The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
               process by which the methodology described in 
               subsection (b) of this section, and any analysis and 
               results it produces, are assessed on a regular basis, 
               and a protocol to identify which generation resources 
               within a region are critical to system reliability. 
               This protocol shall additionally:

(i) include all mechanisms available under applicable law, including 
section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, to ensure any generation resource 
identified as critical within an at-risk region is appropriately retained 
as an available generation resource within the at-risk region; and

(ii) prevent, as the Secretary of Energy deems appropriate and consistent 
with applicable law, including section 202 of the Federal Power Act, an 
identified generation resource in excess of 50 megawatts of nameplate 
capacity from leaving the bulk-power system or converting the source of 
fuel of such generation resource if such conversion would result in a net 
reduction in accredited generating capacity, as determined by the reserve 
margin methodology developed under subsection (b) of this section.

               Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
               shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                   (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
               applicable law and subject to the availability of 
               appropriations.
                   (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
               create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
               enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
               the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
               entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
               other person.
                              
                 DONALD J. TRUMP

               THE WHITE HOUSE,

                   April 8, 2025.