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Solar Energy Advocates from Manufacturers to Installers Testify in Washington Against Trade Petition
Representatives from all segments of the solar industry, including American manufacturers, will tell the International Trade Commission (ITC) today that many of their employees will lose jobs under remedies proposed by Suniva and SolarWorld.
SEIA Statement on Anti-Solar ITC Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the International Trade Commission (ITC) found injury to the domestic crystalline silicon solar cell industry based on a petition brought by Suniva and SolarWorld. Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA):
Petitioners Offer ITC, President No Plan for Survival Under Section 201 Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed a letter today with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), highlighting the fact that the petitioners in the high-profile Section 201 trade case on imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules failed to develop and submit a plan to function as viable solar cell and panel manufacturers if granted trade relief.
Profiles in American Solar Manufacturing
The companies mentioned here are owned by Americans and overseas investors, but they all have one thing in common, they have found a way to compete in the marketplace, through innovation, efficiency and good business decisions.
Opening Statement Injury Phase Hearing
Click below to download SEIA's opening statemeny at the August 15th Injury Phase Hearing of the International Trade Commission regarding Suniva and SolarWorld's Section 201 Petition.
Broad, Bipartisan Opposition to Solar Tariffs as ITC Hears Trade Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Led by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the solar industry, elected officials and U.S. trading partners argued today against Suniva’s bid for trade relief at a packed International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing. Hundreds of American solar workers concerned about their jobs attended the hearing.
Bipartisan Group of 69 Lawmakers Urge Feds To Oppose Punitive Tariffs That Would Gut U.S. Solar Industry
House, Senate members say tens of thousands of U.S. jobs at risk in Suniva case before the International Trade Commission
SEIA: Trade Case Petitioners Brought Collapse of Businesses on Themselves
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Suniva and SolarWorld have failed to show that a rising level of imports caused them serious injury and left them unable to compete in the U.S. market, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and others stated in pre-hearing written arguments to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). If the ITC agrees with SEIA’s arguments, such a failure would result in an ITC finding of no injury, ending the case.
South Carolina Will Lose Nearly 90% of Its Solar Jobs Next Year If Federal Government Rules Against Industry in Trade Case
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the solar industry, said today that South Carolina will lose 88 percent of its solar jobs next year if Suniva gets trade protections proposed in its petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
SEIA Member Update on Trade Case
We at SEIA are kicking off a strategic campaign to prevent the ITC from creating trade barriers for imported cells and modules, imperiling the 260,000 jobs and 9,000 companies in the U.S. solar industry.