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Trump’s Tariffs Are a ‘Glancing Blow’ for Wind Power, Batteries

How Trump's China Tariffs Impact the Solar Industry
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports include duties on components for wind turbines, nuclear reactors and batteries -- but they are unlikely to cripple any of those industries.

Less than 2 percent of wind turbines installed in the U.S. since 2010 were imported from China, Stephen Munro, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said in an email Friday.