Solar Group Says U.S. Trade Probe Will Cut Domestic Installations in Half

Many module suppliers in four Southeast Asian nations have suspended exports to the U.S. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — A U.S. probe into whether Chinese solar-panel manufacturers are circumventing tariffs will slash expected domestic installations by 46% this year and next, according to a Washington-based advocacy group.

The Solar Energy Industries Association said Tuesday that 318 projects totaling 51 gigawatts of solar capacity and 6 gigawatt-hours of attached battery storage are being canceled or delayed. That’s equivalent to the electricity generated by about 51 nuclear reactors. The probe also puts 100,000 jobs at risk in a U.S. industry that employed more than 230,000 workers in 2020.