Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Senate Vote to Repeal Solar Tariff Pause
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the United States Senate passed legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s June 2022 proclamation to provide a two-year moratorium for new solar tariffs. The resolution now moves to President Biden’s desk where it is expected to be vetoed. Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): “Any legislation that threatens 30,000 American jobs and weakens our nation’s energy security to this degree should be dead on arrival.
House Repeals Solar Tariff Pause, Putting America’s Clean Energy Progress at Risk
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s June 2022 proclamation to provide a two-year moratorium for new solar tariffs.
Clean Energy Is Under Attack in Our Nation’s Capital
America’s clean energy industry is under attack, and for all the wrong reasons. Members of Congress must oppose the CRA and do everything they can to keep the IRA out of debt ceiling negotiations.
House Committee Vote to Repeal Solar Tariff Moratorium Undermines Business Certainty and American Energy Security
Today the House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s June 2022 proclamation to provide a two-year moratorium for new solar tariffs.
Clean Energy Trades Unite Against Harmful Retroactive Solar Tariff Threat
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the American Clean Power Association (ACP), among others, released a joint letter calling on members of Congress to oppose H. J. Res. 39/S. J. Res. 15 which uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to impose retroactive solar tariffs and undercut clean energy progress across the country.
More than 400 American Companies Implore Congress to Protect Business Certainty and Jobs by Rejecting $1 Billion in Retroactive Solar Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today more than 400 companies across the solar value chain sent a letter to Congress expressing the devastating impact that a repeal of President Biden’s solar tariff moratorium would have on their businesses and workers.
Policy-Driven Supply Constraints Cause Steep Drop in Solar Installations in 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. and HOUSTON, TX — The United States added 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2022, a 16% decrease from 2021. This was due in large part to an investigation into new anti-circumvention tariffs by the U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as equipment detainments by Customs and Border Protection under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
U.S. Solar and Storage Paper Outlines Plan to Take Control of U.S. Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) issued a whitepaper that outlines steps to secure a stronger domestic solar supply chain in the United States and reduce reliance on global imports, particularly from China.
240 Solar Companies Challenge Basis for Auxin Solar Tariff Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 240 solar and storage companies are imploring Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition for new anti-circumvention tariffs on solar products as a critical U.S. Department of Commerce deadline approaches.
What People Get Wrong About the Inflation Reduction Act
The IRA will create millions of jobs, reduce energy costs, slash pollution and mitigate climate change impacts. The bill’s clean energy provisions represent a win for all American communities, and in fact, today, the most prevalent arguments against the law have little to no basis in truth.