Solar Groups Lobby Biden to Head Off Sector-Roiling Trade Case
- Developers urge policies intended to satisfy US panel makers
- Potential trade complaint would target Southeast Asian imports
A worker installs solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Poway, California.
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Solar developers are lobbying the Biden administration to bolster support for domestic manufacturing in a long-shot bid to discourage panel makers from seeking additional tariffs on imports.
The prospect of new tariffs has compelled the biggest US renewable trade groups to appeal to White House officials, including climate adviser John Podesta, said people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named describing private deliberations.