On July 28, 2026 the United States FCC blocks new certifications for foriegn made inverters with remote connectivity. Does Victron have a knowlege base article to explain how their products are or are not impacted? For example, the Cerbo GX is unaffected because it is a communications hub and not an inverter.
There are no Victron inverters for the US market that have built-in remote connectivity, so shouldn’t be an issue.
What about the MultiPlus GX and EasySolar GX?
Neither of those are for the US market, they’re only 230v/50Hz, which is not what we use.
Some people do, admittedly, occasionally use them here through varying transformers and such, but they can’t be certified for the US grid regardless, so not an issue.
In addition, products which are already FCC certified can continue to be imported. This only affects new products requiring FCC certification.
As with anything coming out of this current administration, it’s subject to change on presidential whim. There is some ambiguous wording that leaves open the possibility of combination of products in “systems”. That said, I believe this latest tantrum is aimed at Chinese inverters, especially those used in critical infrastructure, that can be turned on, off, or modified remotely. I can only hope a manufacturer with a 51 year track record located a country that is an ally and NATO country won’t bare the brunt of this latest nonsense. For those of us in the USA, there are some new products on the drawing board that we’ve been begging for for years. I hope it doesn’t preclude them from being approved.