- A Dutch hacker demonstrated control over 4 million solar panels, exposing major vulnerabilities in centralized management systems.
- Consumer and business solar panels are managed by a few companies, often outside Europe, with virtually no regulation, despite controlling gigawatts of power.
- These cloud-based platforms could accidentally, after a hack, or intentionally shut down all panels simultaneously, causing a collapse of the European electricity grid.
- The grid requires precise balance, but central management of solar panels bypasses strict regulations applied to large power plants.