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Solar panel import tax could net $1 billion this year

Jed Kim Jan 23, 2018
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Solar panel import tax could net $1 billion this year

Jed Kim Jan 23, 2018
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A 30 percent tariff on solar panels imported from China will help U.S. manufacturers, but even with ramped-up production those companies won’t be able to meet domestic demand. Solar power companies will still use lots of imported panels, and pay up to a billion dollars in tariffs this year, by one estimate.

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