Solar Industry Statement on USITC’s Section 201 Tariff Recommendation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After determining last month that the Section 201 tariffs on solar cells and modules should be extended, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued its remedy recommendation to President Biden today. The President will make a final decision on whether to extend the job-killing tariffs or end them and allow U.S. clean energy deployment to soar.

Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, on the Commission’s proposal:

“Growing American solar manufacturing is critical to our long-term clean energy future, but years of tariffs have not moved the needle nearly enough to justify the USITC’s recommendation today. President Biden has set a bold vision for the U.S. to lead the world on clean energy. Extending these tariffs will hold us back from realizing that vision.

“We’re urging the President to take a different approach from his predecessor and enact real industrial policy to grow U.S. manufacturing. Senator Ossoff’s amendment in the Build Back Better Act will be the first investment our nation has made to truly incentivize domestic solar production after years of punitive import duties on U.S. companies.

“Repeating the same mistake as the previous administration will inevitably lead to the same outcome and could offset some of the benefits in Build Back Better. It’s time to let these ineffective tariffs end and start a new era of American clean energy leadership.”

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Morgan Lyons, SEIA’s Senior Communications Manager, mlyons@seia.org (202) 556-2872