However, the firm said the removal of tariffs for a range of solar cell and module manufacturing equipment and clarification from the Treasury on its guidance for Domestic Content tax adders under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could simultaneously make it cheaper to set up US manufacturing facilities and make the domestic content bonus easier to access for project developers.AD/CVDThe most consequential of the recent moves could end up being the AD/CVD investigation, launched last month by a coalition of US-based solar manufacturers including First Solar and Qcells. The petition seeks to apply duties to solar cell imports from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia.At the time of the petition, CEA forecast that any resulting tariffs could cause a solar cell supply “bottleneck” for the US.Earlier this month the Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that the petitioners adequately represent the US solar manufacturing industry and it was launching an initial investigation. Though t...
