Solar Panel Trade War

Solar grade polysilicon is the major building block for not only solar panels but also for the semiconductor industry making it an important resource internationally.

Solar panel trade war.

During the trade war china imposed tariffs on imported polysilicon from american manufacturers effectively shutting out us producers from one of the largest markets in the world. Environmental scientist the china us tariff war is ongoing and the global solar industry has become subjected to its rippling impacts. The jobs that could be lost as a result will spread much farther than just to those manufacturing solar panels in america. The move based on a so called 201 case requiring proof of serious harm from unfair global competition put tariffs on 8 5 billion in solar modules and cells starting at 30 in year one and.

In january 2018 trump imposed a 30 tariff on imported solar panels to combat and compete with china s booming solar industry and ease american producers concerns. The solar energy industries association seia projects that the tariffs will cause 23 000 job losses across the us solar energy industry in 2018 alone. Solar panel tariffs will impact the solar job market.