Protecting America’s power from foreign threats

Published: May 6, 2020, 9 a.m.

For years, America’s power infrastructure has relied on thousands of parts that come from abroad, including some that could be spying on our energy system. But Gavin Bade reports that last week’s executive order banning foreign parts could come at a hefty price for the clean energy industry. Plus, Democrats try to block federal help from getting to the oil sector. Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.