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Get ready for 8c or 9c per kwh, courtesy of Trump's solar tariffs. Actually, please get ready to fight these tooth & nail. https://www.wired.com/story/why-the
by codecamper 9y ago
Get ready for 8c or 9c per kwh, courtesy of Trump's solar tariffs.
Actually, please get ready to fight these tooth & nail.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-the-us-solar-industry-doesnt-want-government-protection/ https://www.wired.com/story/why-the-us-solar-industry-doesnt...
- crdoconnor 9y agoChinese solar tariffs came in under Obama, not Trump. It was also pretty clearly done at the behest of the fossil fuel industry and "greenwashed" by pretending to be done to protect US solar jobs. US solar manufacturing (as opposed to installation) is a pretty tiny industry with no political muscle. The justifications were cringeworthy too. I took a glance at the US trade dept documents accusing China of protectionism and the first one I saw made accusations of "free advertising" because Chinese local government promoted a local solar company on its website.
- codecamper 9y agoSorry, to be clear, the ITC is now considering a case which would bring a minimum import price to solar cells. Meaning this would be applied to ALL imports from ALL countries.