US Solar Manufacturing Climbed During Tariffs, Trade Panel Finds
- Tariffs haven’t stemmed firms’ losses, trade commission says
- US did not produce solar cells between 2020 and 2022
An employee inspects a solar panel on the production line in Goodyear, Arizona.
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American production of solar equipment has increased in the face of tariffs, but that hasn’t stemmed losses by domestic manufacturers, according to a US International Trade Commission report Tuesday.
At issue are tariffs first imposed by former President Donald Trump in 2018 and extended by President Joe Biden four years later. Under the levies, imports of one-sided crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules face 14.25% duties the rest of this year and 14% for most of 2025.