Scope: Federal
Branch: Executive
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: August 26, 2026
The President signed Executive Order 14421 on August 26, 2026, declaring a national emergency concerning the security of the United States bulk-power system. The order was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Emergency powers extended to domestic electric infrastructure supply chains, an aggressive application of delegated national-emergency authority beyond ordinary foreign-threat use.