Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Eliminate Solar Safeguard Tariffs
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced a bill that would eliminate the 14.75% tariff on imported solar panels. Rosen said in a press release announcing the bill, "Solar tariffs are hurting America’s clean energy economy by…
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raising prices for American families and costing us jobs in this key industry, while failing to incentivize domestic manufacturing." She said the U.S. has one of the highest prices for solar panels globally. Moran said, "We should be working to bolster domestic solar manufacturing capabilities in ways that don’t stifle American solar deployment, raise energy prices for consumers or lessen job opportunities for American workers.”