Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-produced connected power inverters to its Covered List, following a federal national security determination that such equipment could present risks to U.S. national security and critical infrastructure. The action applies to solar inverters with communications, monitoring, sensing, data-collection, or remote-control capabilities and generally prevents new models of covered foreign-produced inverters from obtaining the FCC equipment authorization required for sale and use in the United States.

On August 20, 2026 the FCC tightened and clarified its new national-security restrictions on foreign-produced power inverters, including connected inverters that communicate through wired networks. The restriction primarily affects new FCC authorization of covered foreign-produced inverter models. Yaskawa Solectria Solar manufactures its XGI 1500 inverters in the United States at Yaskawa America's Buffalo Grove, Illinois manufacturing facility. Yaskawa America is eligible for and currently receives Section 45X advanced manufacturing production tax credits for the manufacture of the XGI 1500 inverters. Under the FCC's August 20, 2026 clarification, power inverters manufactured by entities eligible for Section 45X are not considered foreign-produced for purposes of the Covered List. Accordingly, the XGI 1500 is not subject to the FCC's restriction on foreign-produced power inverters.