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Trump emergency order casts uncertainty over grid battery growth
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Fusion42 · 10 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Trump administration's national emergency order bans import and use of foreign-made electric grid equipment, particularly targeting Chinese-supplied grid batteries, creating legal uncertainty and causing delays in U.S. grid battery projects as companies await DOE clarifications.
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You must pause any contracts for Chinese grid batteries immediately because federal rules will force you to rethink supply sources; fast action on contracts or supplier shifts could save your projects from costly delays.
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