Workers from Sud Energies Renovables SL install solar panels onto the roof of a residential property in Sant Vicenc de Torello, Spain, on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Spain installed 5,048 megawatts of solar photovoltaic projects in 2019. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
US TRADE officials on Wednesday quashed an effort by a group of domestic solar manufacturers to seek tariffs on panels imported from three South Asian nations, including Malaysia, citing the group's request to keep its members anonymous.
The rejection was a victory for the largest U.S. solar trade body, which argued that tariffs would cripple a sector that is critical to meeting the Biden administration's goals to bolster clean energy and combat climate change. U.S. solar developers rely on cheap imports to make their projects competitive.
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