Solar takes 25% with one hand, gives 31% with the other
WoodMac Renewables & Power lowered their 2022 US solar capacity projection by 7.4 GW, to 22.2 GW, on supply chain pricing challenges. However, they project the Build Back Better bill could add 44 GW of capacity through 2026.
Amazon procures more than 1 GW of U.S. solar projects
Amazon has announced 5.6 GW of solar throughout the world. The first U.S. projects are planned for Arizona and Georgia.
US court throws out Trump trade action on bifacial modules
A U.S. court decision has reduced the Section 201 tariff rate from 18% to 15%, following a rate increase as part of Trump’s Proclamation 10101 in October 2020.
Costs falling for all PV systems in US market, says NREL
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory says in a new report that costs for all types of PV systems continue to fall, although it notes that balance-of-systems costs have increased or remained flat across sectors this year.
Another Chinese module maker may face WRO enforcement in the U.S., Roth Capital warns
Given the Withhold Release Order (WRO) and the potential anti-circumvention tariff challenges, U.S. module supply risk is material, the analyst firm said in a note to clients.
US utility paying solar customers to adopt energy storage
Rocky Mountain Power’s incentive program requires that the batteries be charged by on-site solar power systems in order to fully qualify.
US solar module imports fall 27% in Q3
The largest single-quarter drop in three years comes as the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention propose greater tariffs against Asian-imported modules.
Maxeon refurbishes Mexican factory to set up 1.8 GW module manufacturing hub for US market
The Singapore-based manufacturer operates two factories in the Baja California state bordering the United States and the entire output of the facility in Mexicali will be shipped exclusively to the US market. Furthermore, the company’s chief revenue officer, Mark Babcock, told pv magazine that a manufacturing facility is also being considered in the US.
US solar association warns that tariffs could jeopardize one-third of solar projects by 2023
Anti-dumping tariffs would jeopardize 18 GW of solar projects by 2023, the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said in a letter to the Commerce Department.
US residential PV pricing fell 6.3% over past 12 months
Residential solar installation price declines have accelerated over the past year in the U.S. solar market. However, energy storage pricing has gone up, with Enphase taking an increasingly larger share of the market.
