Petitioners Signal that Solar Modules Will be Excluded from Aluminum AD/CVD Investigations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, petitioners in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s antidumping duty and countervailing duty (AD/CDV) investigations of aluminum extrusions filed comments regarding the scope of the investigation and which products would be subject to duties if the investigating agencies make affirmative determinations. The petitioners agreed with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) that the scope of the investigations should exclude solar modules that incorporate aluminum extrusion components.
Veteran International Trade Lawyer Stacy Ettinger Named Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade at the Solar Energy Industries Association
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced that Stacy Ettinger will serve as the organization’s new senior vice president of supply chain and trade.
Commerce Department’s Solar Tariff Decision Imperils Clean Energy Boom
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a final determination that certain companies in Southeast Asia are circumventing Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties (ADCVD) imposed on Chinese solar products.
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.
President Biden's Action Saves Solar Jobs, Invests in American Solar Manufacturing
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 announcement on clean energy manufacturing in the United States.
Bipartisan Lawmakers Representing Nearly 200 Million Americans Unite Against Solar Tariff Case
The Commerce Department’s baseless solar tariff investigation is front and center in the news, and political leaders are stepping up to protect their constituents and voice opposition. In letters to President Biden, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are urging the Department of Commerce to unfreeze the solar industry and immediately end the Auxin Solar tariff probe. In a telling sign, these lawmakers represent 190 million Americans, or 57% of the U.S. population.
Eighty-five House Members Oppose Commerce Department’s Solar Tariff Investigation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on a letter from 85 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to President Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the meritless tariff circumvention case.
Governors Implore Swift End to Solar Tariff Case as State Impacts Worsen
Today a bipartisan group of 19 governors sent a letter to President Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the Biden administration to expedite its review of the anti-circumvention solar tariff case.
Commerce Obfuscates on Impact of Anticircumvention Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s comments today before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing.
Tariff Case Cuts Solar Deployment Forecasts Nearly in Half, 100,000 Jobs at Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Solar installation forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are being cut by 46% due to the Biden administration’s circumvention case against solar imports from Southeast Asia. According to new analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the case will result in a drop of 24 gigawatts (GW) of planned solar capacity over the next two years, which is more solar than the industry installed in all of 2021.