Climate Politics
Solar Makers Care About Profits Over US Need, Renewable CEO Says
Invenergy CEO says US solar manufacturers seek tariffs on imported cells to protect their profits.
First Solar photovoltaic panels in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California.
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A major renewable developer blasted a push by some US solar manufacturers for new tariffs on imported photovoltaic cells from Southeast Asia, calling it a bid to protect their own profits at the expense of clean energy deployment.
Michael Polsky, chief executive officer of Invenergy LLC, said petitions seeking new duties on crystalline silicon cells would uniquely benefit First Solar Inc. and Hanwha Qcells USA Inc. while undermining panel-making rivals.