Measure aimed at Chinese firms with Asean operations but US solar industry needs cheap imports
Solar panels are built at the QCells factory in Dalton, Georgia. US panel manufacturers say they can’t compete with cheap imports from Southeast Asia, but solar power developers say they can’t get enough panels from domestic suppliers to meet rapidly growing demand for clean energy. (Reuters File Photo)
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal President Joe Biden’s suspension of tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, a measure aimed at supporting the small domestic manufacturing industry.
But Biden has vowed to veto the legislation, which passed…
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