Matt Johansen @mattjay.com · Jun 9

Impact: Flipping enough inverters off-line at once can destabilize the grid. Former NSA director Mike Rogers told Reuters it’s “value” Beijing would want in a crisis. One analyst called it a “built-in way to physically destroy the grid.”

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Matt Johansen · Jun 9

This isn’t theoretical. On 15 Nov 2024 Chinese vendor Deye remotely deactivated inverters in the US, UK and Pakistan during a contract dispute, leaving rooftop arrays dark.