{"id":15242883,"date":"2026-08-05T19:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/trump-weaponizes-fcc-to-ban-new-foreign-made-connected-solar-inverters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:33:33","slug":"trump-weaponizes-fcc-to-ban-new-foreign-made-connected-solar-inverters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/trump-weaponizes-fcc-to-ban-new-foreign-made-connected-solar-inverters\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump weaponizes FCC to ban new foreign-made connected solar inverters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feat-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Tesla-Solar-Inverter-hero.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FCC <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DOC-423682A1.pdf\">added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List<\/a> on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s aimed at the radios inside modern inverters, not the power electronics. And it lands on a market where US factories are on track to supply just 40% of combined solar and battery demand next year, according to testing firm Intertek CEA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2026\/08\/05\/fcc-bans-foreign-made-connected-solar-inverters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tech \u2013 Tesla \u2013 rss.app \u2192 manual entry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FCC added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s aimed at the radios inside modern inverters, not 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