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Trump versus solar

U.S. energy policy: The Trump Administration is currently making a number of significant policy changes that intersect with solar and other forms of renewable energy. pv magazine attempts to separate the real dangers to the solar market from the more superficial phenomena.

By

Christian Roselund

08 Dec 2017

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is currently considering a directive from Energy Secretary Rick Perry, which would mean concrete policies to support coal and nuclear generation.

As he is one of the most powerful individuals in the world, it is tempting to try to understand U.S. President Trump’s opinions regarding solar and other forms of renewable energy. But ultimately, this may be asking the wrong question. It is not the personal opinions of the idiosyncratic 45th President of the United States …

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