US Solar Makers Seek Additional Tariffs on Panel Imports From Asia

  • Solar manufacturers ask for antidumping trade investigation
  • Developers warn of market uncertainty, slower deployment

A quality control worker checks a solar panel at a solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia.

Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg
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Solar manufacturers are asking the US government to slap duties on $12.5 billion of imported equipment from Southeast Asia, setting the stage for a sweeping trade probe that threatens to make power projects more expensive.