Tariffs Knock Solar Energy Installations By 50%

It is obvious that the U.S. alternative energy industry is moving forward on two wooden legs: 1) cheap imports from China and 2) tax subsidies. In this case, solar energy installations where immediately whacked by 50% when tariffs were raised. ⁃ TN EditorUtility solar photovoltaic (PV) installations fell nearly 50% in the U.S. from the second to the third quarter of 2018, according to the Q4 U.S. Solar Market Insight released Thursday by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables