The Trump Administration’s attempts to support coal have led renewable energy developers to focus on defending their place in America’s energy mix, and rightfully so – there’s no question that the pending solar import tariff decision or the Department of Energy’s out of market cost-recovery proposal will impact U.S. solar and wind markets.
The International Trade Commission’s (ITC) recommended solar tariff proposal options range from a licensing fee to a 35% tariff on solar panel imports, and if implemented as proposed, the tariffs may hurt small and medium-sized businesses more than big developers.