Tariffs Need To Be Complimentary With Other Policy Tools, Manufacturers Tell House Committee on China
Manufacturers from California, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio tell Congressmen that more needs to be done to compliment tariffs on China.
Will the Inflation Reduction Act Benefit American or Chinese Solar Companies?
If Washington hopes to launch a viable domestic solar industry, it must fully enforce U.S. trade laws and confront China’s continuing attempts to suffocate America’s solar industry.
Inflation Reduction Act Brings Solar Investments to the US. WSJ Unimpressed.
Companies continue to invest in domestic solar thanks to all the new renewable energy tax credits. Without them, and tariffs, US solar would be China owned.
John Kerry Grilled by House Foreign Affairs GOP on China Solar; Democrat Ranking Member Calls for Reshoring
In hearing on climate policies, leader John Kerry was taken to task over China solar and says climate does not trump human rights violations.
IRA Support for Solar Energy Risks Falling into China Trap that Hit Obama’s ARRA Law
China achieved domination of the global solar energy equipment industry thanks to $50 Billion+ of Chinese government subsidies.
Government Incentives for Niche Sectors of Economy Leads to “Manufacturing Boom”
The recent spending on manufacturing facilities is almost entirely due to two pieces of legislation. That won’t be enough for a real, manufacturing boom.
How a Department of Energy Loan Officer Helps Chinese Solar Companies
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loans Program Office at the DoE, is in charge of billions of dollars in new renewable energy loans. He once advocated for China solar power.
Solar Industry’s Employment Estimates Are Out of This World
The Solar Energy Industry Association has claimed that 30,000 jobs could be lost if tariffs are reinstated on solar panels coming in from Chinese companies based in Southeast Asia. This claim is wholly fictitious, based on inflated job numbers and a purely hypothetical analysis of the sort that has been disproved by the facts again…
Chinese Manufacturers Could Earn Up To $125 Billion in U.S. Renewable Energy Tax Credits
U.S., European, and Chinese solar equipment manufacturers have rushed out announcements of investment in factories to make U.S. solar panels and related equipment since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law last year. The tax credits designed to spur a move to solar energy are generous and the U.S. could soon be producing…
China’s JA Solar Sets Up Shop In Arizona as Year-Old Forced Labor Law Targets Its Supply Chain Back Home
Arizona gets $60 million solar plant. But the owner is China’s JA Solar, a company that will be in the cross hairs of forced labor laws.