Going by the article, it looks like the title is incorrect and it was Deye (the manufacturer) that did it and not Sol-Ark (the US distributor).
We can't hold Deye or Chinese companies culpable.
Moreover, this should serve as a warning shot for what could become a national security issue if we keep juggling international suppliers for critical infrastructure. They'll all have the capability of shutting down US electricity, which is unacceptable.
There's no reason we should be importing this stuff.
Pretty competitive too.
I also have an off grid cabin with a Victron inverter that is not on the Internet and never will be.
No, the takeaway is to not allow corps to have remote access to end-user owned devices in the first place.
This story of perfectly capable devices being bricked or having servers shut off has been told so many times with domestic (or friendly countries) companies it's laughable that the conclusion is 'do the same thing but onshore'.
(looks at election results)
Ok, tariffs. I guess tariffs are the new invisible hand.
And really, what we're talking here isn't domestic manufacturing. It's probably Mexican manufacturing.
Deye said something to the effect of "we have contractual obligations".
I think they're both at fault.