Featured in The hunt for high efficiency – 06-2025

American solar uncertainty

The US solar sector is waiting for key decisions on new trade proposals that, if approved, could further pressure an industry already accustomed to import tariffs. The draft budget reconciliation bill making its way through the approvals process in the United States could have a dramatic impact on the solar sector. The problem is nobody knows what the full scale of this impact could be – not analysts, not industry representatives, and certainly not manufacturers.
Chris Wright has overseen US energy policy since taking on the role of energy secretary in 2025. | Image: United States Senate/YouTube

The “One Big, Beautful Bill,” as the proposed budget reconciliation legislation has been titled, recommends an ahead-of -schedule phase-out of some of the tax credits implemented as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The 45X tax credit rewards manufacturers for domestically produced clean energy components. It covers PV modules and subcomponents, inverters, tracker systems, …

pv magazine
This article is part of pv+
Subscribe digitally to unlock exclusive investigative reporting, expert insights, in-depth analysis, and premium background coverage. Your subscription also includes full access to the digital edition of our magazine.