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WASHINGTON, D.C. — At present the U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee (USITC) issued a last affirmative damage willpower within the antidumping and countervailing responsibility (AD/CVD) investigation on photo voltaic cells and modules from southeast Asia.
Following is a press release from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Photo voltaic Vitality Industries Affiliation (SEIA), on the choice:
“At present’s choice by the U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee is regarding for American photo voltaic producers and the broader U.S. photo voltaic trade. The USITC’s last affirmative damage willpower provides an extra layer of tariffs that can elevate prices for the photo voltaic merchandise American corporations must construct tasks and develop home manufacturing.
“At present, U.S. photo voltaic cell manufacturing is rising for the primary time in years, however it’s nonetheless not on the scale wanted to satisfy demand. This willpower particularly harms U.S. photo voltaic module producers that rely upon entry to imported photo voltaic cells as we ramp up home cell manufacturing capability. Imposing further tariffs on cell imports at this stage dangers stalling progress and undermining the very trade they’re meant to assist.
“That is one more hurdle for U.S. photo voltaic module manufacturing, which has grown sixfold within the final two years and has seen maybe probably the most profitable industrial onshoring effort in our nation’s historical past. After as we speak’s choice, it’s extra essential than ever for Congress to assist American photo voltaic manufacturing. Tax credit for home manufacturing have to be preserved and strengthened as lawmakers think about the funds reconciliation invoice. These insurance policies are the important thing to constructing a resilient, aggressive photo voltaic manufacturing base right here at residence.
“SEIA will continue to advocate for policies that bolster the domestic manufacturing sector and ensure the solar and storage industry has what it needs to deliver affordable, reliable energy to American families and businesses.”
About SEIA®:
The Photo voltaic Vitality Industries Affiliation® (SEIA) is main the transformation to a clear vitality financial system. SEIA works with its 1,200 member corporations and different strategic companions to struggle for insurance policies that create jobs in each neighborhood and form honest market guidelines that promote competitors and the expansion of dependable, low-cost solar energy. Based in 1974, SEIA is the nationwide commerce affiliation for the photo voltaic and photo voltaic + storage industries, constructing a complete imaginative and prescient for the Photo voltaic+ Decade by analysis, schooling and advocacy. Go to SEIA on-line at www.seia.org and observe @SEIA on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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