03/01/2018

Solar Group to Go on “Offense” Against New Tariffs

The group plans “aggressive” next steps following Trump's tariffs on imported panels

In late January, the solar industry got bad news: The Trump administration announced a decision to impose a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels, at the request of two producers in the American market.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), which opposed the tariffs, warned of the potential for serious job losses. Now, a month later, SEIA President and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper is sending the message in media interviews that her group is planning an “aggressive” strategy to take on the issue in Congress.

“Personally, we have been on the defense for the past year, and we are done,” Hopper told the Washington Examiner this week. “We are going on the offense. We are going to be aggressive, we are going to be outspoken, we are going to be clear about what we want. And, then, we are going to go get it.”

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