Tariffs Have Failed, Time To Change Tactic. Since the first anti-dumping duty was put on solar modules, the policy push to make the US the center of the manufacturing universe for solar has failed. The second set of duties didn’t help and 201 just made it worse. Nobody remembers Suniva and SolarWorld and how they were central to this fight, they are long gone. At the same time this trade war has slowed the fight against climate change, cost job creation and crushed the US silicon manufacturing success that existed. Help US solar manufacturers with tax credits instead of increasing the cost of solar to every American.
The New Push To Get Green BBB Passed. Environmental groups are taking the fight to the DC airwaves and arguing for the climate edition of build back better to get passed. This is the new tactic to bring BBB to the floor in pieces instead of a grand social benefits bill, which has failed to gain traction in Joe Manchin’s Senate office.
- Washington Post: Opinion – Biden must end this ruinous solar power trade war with China
- CNBC: House Democrats urge Biden to pass climate change portion of Build Back Better
- Utility Dive: Brookfield Renewable picks up 20 GW of solar, storage projects as developers seek strategic acquisitions
- Bloomberg: Texas Power Prices Surge With Cold Snap Poised to Test Grid
- Solar Builder: Power Forward – Solar installer growth strategies in 2022
- PV-Tech: Maxeon takes aim at US C&I solar market with Omnidian deal
- Energy Storage: Georgia Power asks for approval to own and operate 1GW of battery storage in IRP
- PV-Magazine: US solar module manufacturer nets $5 million investment, 250MW supply deal
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