The Trump administration is tightening scrutiny of Chinese-made equipment that powers America’s data centers, citing national security risks as demand for electricity to run AI systems surges.
\n\nCNBC reports that President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order declaring a national emergency over foreign-made equipment used in the bulk-power system, calling it an “extraordinary foreign threat.” The order gives the U.S. Energy Department authority to prohibit or place conditions on certain transactions involving equipment used in the power grid and data centers.
\n\nIn a statement tied to the order, Trump said, “Since my first term, the threat to the United States regarding foreign supply of bulk-power system electric equipment has become even more acute.” He added, “The rapid growth of advanced manufacturing, data centers, artificial intelligence, and defense production has increased the Nation’s dependence on abundant, reliable electricity and magnified the consequences of a successful attack or supply disruption on the bulk-power system.”
\n\nThe order follows an April Presidential Determination in which Trump named transformers, transmission lines and conductors, substations, high-voltage circuit breakers and power control electronics as “essential to the national defense.”
\n\nChinese companies supply significant shares of several categories of equipment central to data center power systems…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/tech/
