Comments on: Should solar worry about the new Secretary of Energy under Trump 2.0? A look back at DOE’s solar agenda over four presidencies. /2025/01/should-solar-worry-about-the-new-secretary-of-energy-under-trump-2-0/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:58:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Solarman2 /2025/01/should-solar-worry-about-the-new-secretary-of-energy-under-trump-2-0/#comment-148895 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:58:19 +0000 /?p=108240#comment-148895 The graphic from Obama, to Trump 1.0 to Biden is telling, yet there are many variables between those administrations one needs to consider. Reported on this site more than once the revelation that the industry is filing AD/CVD briefs and have gotten some considerations on changing the tariff lists in the tariff 201, 301 guidance has had effects above and beyond the administration or the “Energy Secretary” of a particular administration. Biden left most of Trump’s earlier tariffs on Chinese solar PV materials and components in place, as we know now, Biden’s last guidance was to increase tariffs on Chinese vehicles to 100%. Not sure how that will flesh out as an official guidance document, or not.

The most telling of the posted graphic is from Obama to Biden with some substantial tariffs in between the industry still exploded and continued to install more and more solar PV over those years. Take away, industry (momentum) rolls through political administrations, sometimes slower, sometimes faster, but continues on with the help of or in ‘spite’ of “who’s in charge”.

]]> By: Kelsey Misbrener /2025/01/should-solar-worry-about-the-new-secretary-of-energy-under-trump-2-0/#comment-148835 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:29:42 +0000 /?p=108240#comment-148835 In reply to John Weaver.

Thanks for the heads up, John! Updated.

]]> By: John Weaver /2025/01/should-solar-worry-about-the-new-secretary-of-energy-under-trump-2-0/#comment-148799 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:22:43 +0000 /?p=108240#comment-148799 SEIA/Woodmack updated their 2023 numbers to 40 GW sometime in April. Didn’t really tell anyone when they did it.

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