"WASHINGTON — In a decision that could dramatically undercut President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate goals, the Commerce Department said Monday it is investigating whether imports of solar panels from Southeast Asia are circumventing anti-dumping rules that limit imports from China.
Clean energy leaders said the investigation — which could result in retroactive tariffs of up to 240% — would severely hinder the U.S. solar industry, leading to thousands of layoffs and imperiling up to 80% of planned solar projects in the U.S. Such an outcome would jeopardize one of Biden’s top clean energy goals and run counter to his administration’s push for renewable energy such as wind and solar power.
The Commerce Department decision “signals that the Biden administration’s talk of supporting solar energy is empty rhetoric,″ said Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association, a clean-energy group."
Matthew Daly reports for the Associated Press March 28, 2022.
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