Solar PV hardware opens door to Chinese interference in German power supply – security agency

A new law planned for the better integration of solar energy sources into Germany’s electricity system bears the risk that foreign powers gain control over relevant parts of the country’s energy supply, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has warned. Many of the inverters for solar panels used in German homes are made by producers from China and the Asian country’s government or other actors might be able to directly access the devices that are connected to the internet and influence the electricity system, a BSI spokesperson told newspaper Welt am Sonntag, warning of a “substantial risk potential.”