Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure and the energy sector are on the rise. While cyberattacks on the solar and storage industry have not been nearly as frequent or severe as other areas of the energy sector or other critical infrastructure, as solar and storage continue to grow, cybersecurity protections become increasingly important to grid reliability and resilience.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is working proactively with industry and government partners to ensure that solar and storage energy systems and components are secure by design, and that risks can be mitigated and managed. The security and resilience of our supply chains and critical cyber assets like inverters is inextricably linked to national security.

Inverters are integral digital components in solar and storage energy delivery. They play a critical role in power conversion, grid support functions, monitoring, and communications to the grid. Because of these important functions, inverters are also critical cyber assets that must be prioritized in both policy and technical solutions. According to Idaho National Laboratory’s component criticality scoring criteria, power conversion systems (PCS) and inverters are among the most critical digital components that should be prioritized for short-term and long-term security controls and policy solutions.