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US order targets Chinese grid hardware as AI data center battery storage faces greater exposure
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Fusion42 · 10 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US government has issued an order targeting Chinese grid hardware, including transformers, breakers, and inverters, accelerating a shift away from Chinese supply chains. A key upcoming rulemaking by December 2026 will clarify battery storage system restrictions, potentially broadening coverage to include foreign suppliers using Chinese-controlled components, posing a risk to AI data centre power resilience supply chains.
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Your AI data centre's power resilience faces disruption risks as US rules could block suppliers using Chinese components even outside China. Model supply impacts now and explore non-Chinese capital supply options before the December deadline.
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