Protectionist trade measures could raise the cost of solar power in the United States.
The United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) on October 31, 2017 issued its anxiously awaited recommendation for trade remedies targeting imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (“CSPV”) cells and modules from certain foreign countries. The ITC earlier determined that these imports have injured local manufacturers of CSPV cells. The recommendation issued on October 31, 2017 followed an investigation prompted by a petition seeking global safeguard import relief filed by Suniva, Inc. (“Suniva”), a Chinese-owned CSPV manufacturer based in the United States.
