Insight: Ghost in the machine? Rogue communication devices found in Chinese inverters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Security analysts say this is partly because decisions about whether to secure energy infrastructure are mostly dictated by the size of any installation.
51% : It aims to prevent Homeland Security from procuring batteries from six Chinese companies Washington says are closely linked to the Chinese Communist Party: Contemporary Amperex Technology Company (CATL) (300750.SZ), opens new tab, BYD Company (002594.SZ), opens new tab, Envision Energy, EVE Energy Company (300014.SZ), opens new tab, Hithium Energy Storage Technology Company, and Gotion High-tech Company (002074.SZ), opens new tab.
44% : In February, two U.S. Senators introduced the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, banning the Department of Homeland Security from purchasing batteries from some Chinese entities, starting October 2027, due to national security concerns.
38% : LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said.
38% : " Using the rogue communication devices to skirt firewalls and switch off inverters remotely, or change their settings, could destabilise power grids, damage energy infrastructure, and trigger widespread blackouts, experts said.

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