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House votes to restore solar panel tariffs, Biden vows veto

  • The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to repeal President Joe Biden’s suspension of tariffs on solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, nations that collectively supply the majority of the country’s panels.
  • The decision comes after the White House last year waived tariffs on solar panel imports from the nations for two years and invoked the Defense Production Act to bolster domestic solar panel manufacturing.
  • The tariff moratorium was imposed as a bridge to boost U.S. solar manufacturing capacity while accelerating clean energy development, a key step to combatting climate change.

Workers install solar panels during the completion phase of a 4-acre solar rooftop atop AltaSea’s research and development facility at the Port of Los Angeles, in the San Pedro neighborhood, on April 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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