EO addresses grid strain from rising AI/manufacturing demand. Expedites emergency orders (Sec 202c) and creates reliability methodology to assess reserves, accredit resources, and potentially block retirement/conversion of critical generators over 50MW to ensure reliability. Leveraging emergency powers, this order targets grid reliability amid spiking demand, particularly from AI. It implements a new resource accreditation and reserve methodology seemingly designed to favor dispatchable generation by potentially halting retirement or fuel switching for larger "critical" plants, potentially impeding energy transition goals and impacting market dynamics under the guise of security.