Grid-edge device evidence
Is this inverter allowed? What does it really transmit?
Since July 2026, everyone who buys, installs or finances grid-connected equipment in the US has to prove both. Veritline answers per device model, with the evidence behind every answer: regulatory status today, and verified communication behavior next.
Free FCC status lookup for the top 30 inverter and battery makers: December 2026.
Why now
In 18 months, paperwork stopped being enough.
Reports of undocumented communication devices inside imported inverters and batteries.
DOE's labs review about 30 inverters and advise owners to verify what devices communicate.
FCC adds foreign-produced power inverters to its Covered List.
Executive order on bulk-power equipment; DOE rules due by Dec 24.
Utah, Louisiana and Nebraska bar foreign-adversary remote access to grid infrastructure.
Treasury's foreign-entity rules decide clean-energy tax credits; inaccurate supplier certifications carry a federal penalty.
The problem
Two questions, no single place to answer them.
Is this exact model permitted?
The answer depends on when and how it was authorized, where it was made, who owns the maker, and which state it goes into.
- FCC authorization status and dates
- Foreign-entity ownership for tax credits
- State procurement and remote-access bans
- Relabeled and white-label products
What can it actually communicate?
Documents describe the features a vendor declares. They do not show what the firmware and radios really do.
- Undeclared cellular, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth radios
- Hard-coded cloud endpoints and remote commands
- Firmware updates that change behavior
- Evidence a utility or auditor can check
Today buyers piece this together by hand from vendor letters, law-firm memos and public databases, often months out of date.
How it works
From scattered records to signed evidence.
Every record, per model
FCC grants, state and federal rules, ownership, certifications and maker documents, matched to the model numbers buyers actually see.
Cross-check the device
Firmware analysis, network behavior and radio surveys checked against each other: a radio with no matching driver is itself the signal of an undeclared channel.
Evidence you can hand over
A verdict with sources and dates, alerts when a rule or grant changes, and signed attestations a utility, auditor or tax-credit buyer can check.
Products
Start free, go as deep as the decision needs.
Registry
Look up any inverter, battery or gateway model: FCC status, ownership, state rules and relabeling, with change alerts.
Assure
Firmware, network and radio analysis of a device model, ending in a signed statement of what it can communicate.
Evidence API
The same device-level status and evidence inside the compliance and procurement platforms buyers already use.
| FCC | Grant on record, issued before the July 28, 2026 cutoff | FCC EAS · checked today |
|---|---|---|
| Communications | Wi-Fi module declared; no cellular radio in filings | Grant exhibits |
| Ownership | No foreign entity of concern found in the ownership chain | Corporate records |
| State rules | Texas: report if used by an ERCOT participant · Utah, Louisiana: no restriction found | State statutes |
| Alerts | Watching this model for grant, rule and firmware changes | On |
Illustration of the planned Registry, not a real product record.
Who it is for
Everyone who has to sign off on a device.
Installers
Check a model before you quote it, and keep a record of what you installed and why it was allowed.
Utilities and co-ops
Know what is connecting to your distribution system and which rules apply, without an enterprise security budget.
Developers and financiers
Document supplier and device status for tax-credit, procurement and interconnection reviews.
Manufacturers
Give buyers verifiable evidence of where your products stand, instead of another self-attestation letter.
Expertise
Security architecture, applied to the grid edge.
Grid-edge devices are an identity, access and supply-chain problem as much as an energy one. Our team has designed exactly those controls inside a Fortune 100 financial institution and a large US electric and gas utility, and now applies them to inverters, batteries and gateways.
What our team brings
- Identity and access. Privileged access, identity governance and secrets architecture for a Fortune 100 financial institution.
- Utility security. Security architecture inside a large US electric and gas utility.
- Cloud. Cloud security architecture at PwC; DevOps on AWS and GovCloud.
- Devices and AI. Systems engineering at an AI robotics startup; AWS Certified AI Practitioner.
How we work
Every answer carries its source and the date it was checked.
We provide evidence for your decision; we do not give legal advice.
US company, US-hosted data, no investors or contractors tied to countries of concern.
Lawfully acquired devices, coordinated disclosure of anything we find.
Be first to check your devices.
We are talking with installers, utilities and manufacturers now. Early-access users get the free lookup first and help shape the Registry.