{"id":93479,"date":"2021-02-22T11:56:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=93479"},"modified":"2021-02-22T11:56:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:56:21","slug":"seia-begins-campaigning-new-administration-repeal-trump-solar-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/02\/seia-begins-campaigning-new-administration-repeal-trump-solar-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"SEIA begins campaigning new administration to repeal Trump solar tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seventeen leading renewable energy CEOs are calling on President Biden<\/a> to rescind the Trump Administration\u2019s October 2020 solar proclamation<\/a>, which improperly increased tariffs on solar panels and rescinds the exclusion for bifacial solar panels.<\/p>\n

Led by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and supported by the American Clean Power Association, the letter<\/a> calls attention to the proclamation\u2019s impact to existing solar contracts and discusses how harmful the Section 201 tariffs are to the U.S. economy and the industry\u2019s ability to address climate change. Importantly, the CEOs are asking the President to return the tariffs to status quo and restore business certainty.<\/p>\n

\u201cBillions of dollars\u2019 worth of solar contracts are now at risk because of the October 10 proclamation,\u201d said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). \u201cAs we confront the numerous economic and climate challenges ahead, the President has the opportunity to build a clean energy economy with millions of well-paying jobs, strengthen our nation\u2019s infrastructure, bolster domestic manufacturing, and uplift communities across America. Removing the tariffs are the first step to achieving this vision.\u201d<\/p>\n