Biden Extends Trump’s Solar Tariffs With Key Exemption

Tariffs had been scheduled to expire in early February
Biden trying to balance local output, renewables goals

Contractors install solar panels on a new home in Sacramento, California, U.S. — Contractors install solar panels on a new home in Sacramento, California, U.S.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Jennifer A Dlouhy, Brian Eckhouse, and Justin Sink

February 4, 2022 at 12:27 PM UTC

Updated on

February 4, 2022 at 4:20 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden is extending tariffs on imported solar equipment but leaving in place a critical exemption, attempting a middle-ground approach that could boost domestic manufacturing as well as U.S. renewable-energy deployment.

The tariffs had been scheduled to expire in early February and will now run for another four years, under a proclamation Biden issued Friday. Former President Donald Trump introduced the tariffs in 2018.