U.S. Solar Manufacturing Poised for Boom if Energy Tax Incentives Move Ahead
It’s well documented that clean energy tax incentives can launch massive private investment. It has also become clear that these incentives will transform U.S. solar manufacturing — putting us well on our way to achieving the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA’s) goal of 50 GW of domestic solar manufacturing capacity. This will only happen, however, if we seize the energy tax investment opportunity before us.
Commerce Department Decision Imperils U.S. Clean Energy Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated an investigation for circumvention tariffs on solar products from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. This decision comes just four months after the agency rejected a similar petition that increased solar prices and threatened the livelihoods of tens of thousands of workers.
Solar Industry Comments on “Surge of Solar Imports” Amidst Threat of Circumvention Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from John Smirnow, SEIA's vice president of market strategy, in response to Auxin Solar's complaints about the market volatility their tariff petition has created.
Invest in Clean Energy to Strengthen America’s National Security
As the world focuses on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and every day Americans start feeling the impacts of this conflict, there is growing consensus that we can no longer rely on foreign adversaries for our energy needs. If we want to diversify our energy sources and reinforce American energy independence, encouraging solar and storage deployment and investing in domestic manufacturing is the best opportunity we have to double down on clean, and reliable energy.
Solar Growth Trajectory Remains Uncertain as Federal Legislation Stalls
WASHINGTON, D.C. and HOUSTON, TX — In 2021, U.S. solar prices increased as much as 18% due to unprecedented supply chain challenges, trade actions, and legislative uncertainty, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2021 Year in Review report.
Solar Market Insight Report 2021 Year in Review
The quarterly SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market Insight report shows the major trends in the U.S. solar industry. Learn more about the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report. Released March 10, 2022.
Meritless Circumvention Petition Threatens to Hurt U.S. Clean Energy Deployment
Last month, Auxin Solar filed a self-interested circumvention petition that could undermine America’s progress towards its clean energy goals. In response, over 200 solar companies came together to urge the U.S. Department of Commerce to reject this frivolous petition without delay.
SEIA Member Letter to Secretary Raimondo 3.7.22
More than 200 solar companies wrote to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Raimondo requesting that she reject the anti-circumvention petition filed by Auxin Solar on February 8, 2022 as it does not meet the minimum requirements for initiation.
State of the Union Address Emphasizes Serious Climate Change Threat, Need for Clean Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on President Biden’s State of the Union address: “President Biden rightly emphasized the threat of climate change and the need to rapidly deploy clean energy in tonight’s State of the Union address. We agree with the President that it is past time to develop and rely more on our own resources to power the American economy. We have the capacity.
SEIA Supports Biden Administration’s Effort to Find Balanced Solution on Section 201 Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Biden administration announced that it will extend the Section 201 tariffs on imported crystalline silicon solar panels and solar cells above an annual 5-gigawatt tariff rate quota. The decision upholds the exclusion for bifacial panels and doubles the tariff rate quota for cells.