Tag: policy
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Biden vetoes CRA legislation to repeal tariff moratorium
President Joe Biden vetoed a bill to remove his two-year moratorium on tariffs for imported solar panels. The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 39) was drafted by the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee, which invoked the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the tariff pause on solar panels made in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand……
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U.S. solar modules and the domestic content challenge
On May 12, the United States Treasury Department issued its long-awaited domestic content guidance for solar projects to qualify for associated Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits. In order for the whole cost of a module to be considered domestic content, not only must the module assembly be undertaken in the U.S., but the cells,……
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U.S. solar modules and the domestic content challenge
On May 12, the United States Treasury Department issued its long-awaited domestic content guidance for solar projects to qualify for associated Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits. In order for the whole cost of a module to be considered domestic content, not only must the module assembly be undertaken in the U.S., but the cells,……
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Treasury Dept. issues complex guidance for calculating U.S. module domestic content
Calculating the domestic content costs for solar modules assembled in the U.S. will be tricky, judging by preliminary guidance issued by the Treasury Department today. U.S.-manufactured modules will need to source all of their major components (including cells) from the United States, in order for the full cost of the fully assembled module to be……
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HOAs prevent the proliferation of home solar
“Can I put solar on the north side of my house?” my sister asked me. “Sure! If you move to Australia,” I responded, seeing her eyes roll through the phone at my factual, yet unconstructive response. She was asking because her Home Owners Association (HOA) only allows solar on the rear side of houses, which……