Will Trump Crush US Solar Power With New Tariffs? Industry Already Shaking
The International Trade Commission has handed Trump just the tool he needs to crush the US solar power industry. Will he use it?
Solar Tariffs
US Solar Industry Could Be Devastated By Today’s Tariffs Ruling — May Lead To Crushing…
Are solar cells too cheap? That’s what the US International Trade Commission effectively ruled Friday, granting bankrupt US manufacturers SolarWorld and Suniva’s petition for relief from cheaper imported solar panels. Next, they’ll deliberate a remedy, which would likely mean job-crushing tariffs. The solar industry says that with the price of panels jacked up, hundreds of projects would be canceled and tens of thousands of jobs would be lost.
US Celebrates Record 29% Drop In Utility-Scale Solar Costs — But Tariff Cloud Looms
Mixed signals on US solar — Energy Dept. cheers record-breaking solar cost drop while Trump ponders new tariff that could upend the US solar industry.
A Solar CEO Wants To End The Investment Tax Credit. Why?
The Investment Tax Credit may be America’s most important solar policy, so why does a solar CEO want to end it? Economics are key to avoiding uncertainty.
Tariffs-Smariffs, We Can Already Make the World’s Lowest Cost Solar Modules — Here In The…
By Brad Mattson, CEO Siva Power and author of The Solar Phoenix The stiff solar tariffs recently imposed by the US on Chinese panels have made quite a splash. I think it is great my government is pushing to level the playing field so more solar companies can make products from … [continued]
SolarWorld Wins $4 Million US Subsidy Despite Solar Tariff Tiff
Energy Department awards $4 million to SolarWorld, aka the company leading the charge for solar tariffs on subsidized imports from China and Taiwan.
World’s Largest Private Bank Bullish About Solar, New Energiewende Site (Solar News…)
Here’s some more solar news from around the interwebs: World’s largest private bank: solar power, wind power, electric vehicles, and energy storage to take over. (Solar Love) The top solar states in the US per capita and other cool solar stats have been released by a new Environment America report. … [continued]
Solar News & Energy Efficiency News Roundup
If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only published 5,450… not including this one). I’m also rolling in energy efficiency news and other energy news, below … [continued]
Solar Energy News Buffet
As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog … [continued]
Chinese Solar Imports Drop But Prices Continue To Fall
US imports of silicon solar panels from China have dropped significantly this year with the imposition of unfair trade duties, but PV prices continued to their seemingly inexorable decline.
