Climate Changed
First Solar Comes Out in Favor of Import Tariffs
- CEO says unfair Asia competition underscores need for tariffs
- Solar installer Sunrun calls First Solar stance ‘affront’
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First Solar Inc. is no longer on the sidelines of a trade case that threatens the $29 billion U.S. solar industry, and it’s supporting tariffs on imports.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Widmar said U.S. solar manufacturers face “unfair competition” from rivals in other countries that “underscores the need for a fair and effective remedy,” in a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission.