# Cloud platforms managing solar panels create unregulated risks for the European electricity grid

DevFeed: [Cloud platforms managing solar panels create unregulated risks for the European electricity grid](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-gigantic-and-unregulated-power-plants-in-the-cloud-36559.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/the-gigantic-unregulated-power-plants-in-the-cloud/>)

Published: 2024-08-19T10:30:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [electricity-grid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/electricity-grid.md>), [energy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/energy.md>), [eu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/eu.md>), [hack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hack.md>), [solar](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/solar.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary argues that centralized cloud platforms managing millions of solar installations create systemic risks for the European electricity grid. It calls for removing centralized shutdown capability or regulating these platform operators as energy companies, while noting that the article's claims and scope focus mainly on EU countries.

## Source excerpt

Recently a Dutch hacker was able to take control of 4 million solar panel installations (FTM (Dutch), Euractiv, Victor Gevers). And this wasn't the first time something like this has happened either (PV Magazine). As usual, huge thanks are due to the many beta readers and experts who helped improve this article with their feedback, valuable insights and knowledge! This post was machine translated (not too well) from the original Dutch version, which was also more focused on The Netherlands.