A new report reveals that nearly half of all solar inverters and battery energy storage systems imported into the U.S. from 2015–2024 came from high-risk Chinese manufacturers.

By Thomas J. Shepstone | Published by the Energy Security and Freedom Substack

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Summarized by Probe International

These networked devices—vulnerable to remote access—could place the entire U.S. grid system at risk in a crisis.

A report by Strider Intel, a U.S.-based strategic intelligence company, spotlights the risks posed to the U.S. electricity grid by the increasing reliance on inverter-based resources (IBRs), such as solar power and battery energy storage systems, manufactured in China.

These devices are not just hardware, the report notes; they are networked and software-driven, allowing for remote communication and control, which raises significant security concerns.

The dominance of Chinese manufacturers in the renewable energy market has led to widespread deployment of their products in the U.S., creating a strategic vulnerability. The Chinese government could potentially exploit this access to disrupt the U.S. grid during a crisis.

Further Reading

China’s Energy Dream

The Truth about China (pdf)

The Red and the Green: China’s Useful Idiots (pdf)

The Road from Paris: China’s Climate U-Turn (pdf)

Eco-Fundamentalism as Grist for China’s Mills (pdf)

The Worm in the Rose