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Re:US is working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters, ... by 4d4m on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @02:44PM (#48737410)
Where are most US based inverters manufactured? If someone is off grid or hybrid, what is the concern, outside of power-feedback into the grid? This seems more like an admission that going off-grid or hybrid is becoming attractive enough to matter. It's already not up to code to connect a non-UL listed inverter to the grid.

Real, actual concerns: -Lack of security -Password defaults left on device during setup -Aluminum transformers in inverters don't last more than 4-5 years at rated wattage

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Re:US is working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters, ... by pseudohadamard on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @07:26AM (#48745042)
It has nothing to do with security: It's hard to push through a ban on evil radical-left solar in favour of nice clean coal, but much easier to ban the Chinese inverters that are required for the solar to work, in the name of good patriotic notional security.
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Re:US is working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters, ... by 4d4m on Friday July 03, 2026 @02:00PM (#48777902)
Great point
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