On Aug. 27 morning inverter leader Sungrow opened sharply lower, sliding as much
as 14.18% intraday; at the midday close the stock was 99.87 yuan, down 11.32%. A
company board office staffer said Sungrow is still studying the specific impact
of the executive order and cannot comment publicly until that work is complete.
Asked about its U.S. subsidiary, the staffer said they do not have information
on the subsidiary’s employee count or performance. In an investor-relations note
the company said rumors of FCC limits on Chinese inverters have circulated but
it has not seen substantive documents banning Chinese inverters. Sungrow said
units exported to the U.S. lack remote upgrade and remote-communication
functions and comply with relevant U.S. standards. The U.S. DOE earlier this
year tested Chinese inverters and did not find intentionally embedded malicious
wireless communication functions.