Solar Panels Trumpeting A Heads Up
cut n paste WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers. The Republ...
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30% is not a lot when suppliers are paying 50 cents a watt or less for the panels.
6kW panels for typical home install $3,000 cost and so $900 tariff. When a homeowner is paying $18,000 installed an extra $1,500 is not going to be a stopper for many.
Utility scale paying paying 30 cents per watt is even lower impact.
I think a good medium was struck as the manufacturers wanted 50% and the amounts phase out fairly quick. Also 2.5 GW of cells are exempted.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/01/22/trumps-30-tariff
My next solar roof install will be Tesla Solar Roof Tiles.
https://www.tesla.com/solarroof
6kW panels for typical home install $3,000 cost and so $900 tariff. When a homeowner is paying $18,000 installed an extra $1,500 is not going to be a stopper for many.
Utility scale paying paying 30 cents per watt is even lower impact.
I think a good medium was struck as the manufacturers wanted 50% and the amounts phase out fairly quick. Also 2.5 GW of cells are exempted.
The Trump administration also exempted the first 2.5 gigawatts of solar cell imports each year from the tax. On top of that, the Arizona-based company First Solar makes a type of panel that's not covered by the tariff. Between the exemption, the First Solar panels and projects already in the works, "it’s possible that in calendar year 2018, virtually none of the market would actually be affected by these tariffs," Zindler said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/01/22/trumps-30-tariff
My next solar roof install will be Tesla Solar Roof Tiles.
https://www.tesla.com/solarroof
