Rather than lower tariffs, wouldn’t it be better to increase standards?
Joe Biden to raise solar import tariffs in bid to protect US industry
Submitted 6 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to energy@slrpnk.net
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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 6 months ago
silence7@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
Not quite sure what you’re referring to here.
brlemworld@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Setting minimum efficiency rates on panels that are imported.
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 6 months ago
Rather than make it more expensive to import cheap solar panels, wouldn’t it be better to make the required standards more stringent. That way, if China makes tonnes of high quality cheap solar panels, US consumers can still buy them cheap while being assured of their quality.
Concurrently, the US manufacturers can figure out how to reduce costs to compete.
It just seems to me that artificially increasing prices doesn’t do very much except line the pockets of authorities and hurt the average person trying to be more green.
Damage@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
How about spending less money on killing children in Gaza, and more into fostering domestic industry?
floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Making solar power less affordable is exactly what the USA and the world needs right now.