Tag: section 201
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The United States Trade Representative is getting rid of the bifacial solar module tariff exclusion again
Feel like I’ve written this headline 100 times already. Anyway, the U.S. Trade Representative called for removing Section 201 tariff exclusions for bifacial solar modules, again. Not much more to say about it other than it should have been expected. Here’s the obligatory sad trombone response from Solar Energy Industries AssociationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tariff impact on the U.S. solar market in 7 charts from GTM Research
The imposition of tariffs on imported solar cells and modules is more a matter of when than if at this point considering the Administration in charge, so GTM Research has been furiously crunching the numbers to understand the fallout across the U.S. solar market based on different tariff scenarios. Here’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SB Buzz Podcast: Standard Solar CEO talks trade case, Gaz Metro deal, new tech at SPI 2017
At Solar Power International 2017, we grabbed a few minutes of Standard Solar President and CEO Scott Wiater’s time (along with some beers) to chat about the general vibe at SPI this year. The solarcoaster makes sure that each and every SPI has its own weird vibe, but the contrastRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Save U.S. manufacturing? 26 solar manufacturers sign letter opposing trade tariffs
Twenty-six American solar manufacturers united in an open letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) urging the agency to oppose tariffs that they say would endanger American manufacturing jobs and U.S. competitiveness. The letter follows the ITC’s first public hearing on the petition on August 15, where hundreds ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine