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10% tariffs proposed for PV inverters and AC modules manufactured in China under Section 301 actionJuly 19, 2018A 10% tariff on Chinese manufactured PV inverters and AC modules has been proposed by the United States Trade Representative. Chinese PV inverter suppliers and some western suppliers may be impacted if the tariffs are approved. To access the full IHS Markit insight, please log in.Subscribers Only
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Solar mandate for new home construction in California provides a boost to the US residential solar industryMay 11, 2018On May 9 2018, the California Energy Commission (CEC) voted to approve measures associated with California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards that require solar to be incorporated with all new residential homes in the state starting January 1 2020. The standards have been designed to help California meet its goals for reducing greenhouse emissions and attaining a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) of 50% by 2030.
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Despite uncertainty generated by domestic policy reform, the United States will remain a top 3 global market for PVJanuary 16, 2018IHS Markit recently cut its PV installation forecast for the United States by over 6 GW from 2018 to 2021, primarily due to a weakened environment for utility-scale PV as new import tariffs threaten to negatively impact the economics of such projects. Provided new tariffs are eventually imposed at or around the 30% level proposed by the United States International Trade Commission (US ITC), IHS Markit forecasts the United States will remain a top 3 global market for PV, along with China and India, installing a total of 57 GW from 2018 to 2021.
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US administration scales up energy storage deploymentJune 20, 2016On Thursday 16th June 2016, the US administration hosted a summit “Scaling Renewable Energy and Storage with Smart Markets” announcing energy storage deployment targets at the federal level and a series of state and private sector commitments.Subscribers Only
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More than half of all semiconductor suppliers now comply with conflict minerals laws—is your company ready?November 11, 2014More than half of the global semiconductor suppliers have now taken the required steps to rid their products of prohibited conflict minerals. With the time running out to...Subscribers Only
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A Year of Turbulence for the Solar IndustryConsolidation, trade wars and price drops rule in the second halfOctober 22, 2012The first half of 2012 was tumultuous for the photovoltaic (PV) industry. The overall economic downturn continued to impact prices across the silicon supply chain—extending from polysilicon to solar modules...
