The new administration asked a federal judge to dismiss a challenge to Trump’s tariffs on imported solar. The Biden administration stood behind Trump’s stance on solar tariffs in a Monday filing with the U.S. Court of International Trade, a move that could harm efforts to challenge those duties from the solar industry’s largest trade group. […]
Bifacial Solar Tariffs Back On After Court Ruling
The Trump administration’s solar tariff saga continues. After months of legal back-and-forth, a ruling in the U.S. Court of International Trade has reinstated tariffs on two-sided solar panels, giving the Trump administration a victory in its waning days. Despite numerous attempts by the Trump administration to reimpose tariffs on bifacial solar panels, which the administration […]
Judge Extends Order Halting Trump Administration’s Bifacial Solar Tariffs
No answers yet on the Trump administration’s attempts to include bifacial solar in Section 201 tariffs. The U.S. Court of International Trade on Friday extended a temporary block on the Trump administration’s bid to expand Section 201 tariffs to two-sided solar panels. The extension means imported bifacial solar panels can continue to enter the United […]
Trump Administration’s Attempt to Revoke Exclusion for Bifacial Solar Modules Hits Another Roadblock
An October presidential proclamation on Section 201 tariffs faces legal challenge. A Saturday ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade has once again paused the Trump administration’s plans to extend Section 201 tariffs to two-sided solar panels. Judge Gary Katzmann placed a temporary restraining order on an October presidential proclamation, which members of the […]
WoodMac: Lifting US Import Tariffs Would Knock 30 Percent Off Solar System Prices
Solar panels imported into the U.S. are significantly more expensive than those sold into the EU and Australia, WoodMac says. Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was tempered by American trade tariffs, leaving U.S. prices 45 percent above those in Europe and Australia, according to new research […]
Whiplash: Bifacial Solar Modules to Retain US Tariff Exemption
In a win for project developers, a court blocked the Trump administration from withdrawing a tariff exemption for imported bifacial solar modules. A court has blocked the Trump administration’s decision in October to take away the tariff exemptions it granted bifacial solar modules earlier this year, offering a reprieve for U.S. solar developers — and […]
Court Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s U-Turn on Bifacial Solar Modules
The bifacial solar module exemption lives to fight another day in a provisional win for developers like Invenergy. A bid from renewables developer Invenergy to temporarily pause the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to reimpose tariffs on bifacial solar panels has been granted. The Trump administration granted bifacial panels an exemption from the broader U.S. solar […]
JinkoSolar Sees Surge of Demand for Bifacial Modules on the Horizon
Bifacial solar technology is riding a wave of optimism following its recent exemption from U.S. import tariffs. China’s JinkoSolar expects bifacial modules to become the “mainstream” choice in the solar market in the coming years, as the technology rides a wave of optimism following its exemption from U.S. import tariffs. Last month the U.S. unexpectedly […]