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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/15/chinese-kill-switches-found-in-us-solar-farms/



Chinese “kill switches” have been found hidden in American
solar farms, prompting calls for Ed Miliband to halt the
rollout of renewables.

On Thursday, the Energy Secretary was urged to impose an
“immediate pause” on his green energy blitz to review
whether UK solar plants are also at risk.

The components found in the US included cellular radios
capable of switching off the equipment remotely, raising
serious concerns about grid security, according to Reuters.

They were found inside power inverters manufactured by
unnamed Chinese companies.

Power inverters are the key links between solar or wind
farms and the rest of the power system, converting their
electricity so the wider grid can use it.

One source told Reuters that compromising such equipment
would give Beijing the ability to inflict blackouts on
the West, claiming it would create “a built-in way to
physically destroy the grid”.

China has dismissed the claims as a smear. But the discovery
has sounded alarm bells within the US government and is
likely to prompt a similar scramble in Britain.

. . .

If even half accurate this would be VERY BAD.

A couple years ago, operating cameras for those
gigantic port-side cargo cranes were found to
have a 'phone home' capability - meaning China
could track all cargo pretty much worldwide,
including military containers.

As for "smear" - either the circuits are in there
or not - easy enough to verify quickly.

Dunno if the USA puts sneak devices into stuff it
sells to - or winds up in - China and/or Russia.

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