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December 14, 2018

Solar industry blames tariffs for canceled, delayed projects

  • A new report says 9,000 jobs — mainly in construction and engineering — were either lost or not added because of the tariffs.
    • By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — The solar industry is blaming tariffs for delays and cancellations of major solar energy projects.

    An estimated $8 billion worth of utility-scale projects were canceled or put on hold for the five-year period that ends in 2022, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industry Association and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The report says 9,000 jobs — mainly in construction and engineering — were either lost or not added because of the tariffs.


     
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