Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Senate Vote to Repeal Solar Tariff Pause
Wednesday, May 03 2023
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.