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'Unstoppable force' of solar power propels world to 40% clean electricity

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177 points belter | 8 comments | 08 Apr 25 10:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source | bottom
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bluescrn ◴[08 Apr 25 16:43 UTC] No.43623756[source]▶
Unstoppable force meets 104% tariff...
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1. whazor ◴[08 Apr 25 17:19 UTC] No.43624173[source]▶
Solar panels are also produced in USA. The producers might increase their prices but so might oil/gas/other energy companies.
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2. ◴[08 Apr 25 17:25 UTC] No.43624244[source]▶
3. SalmoShalazar ◴[08 Apr 25 17:54 UTC] No.43624586[source]▶
They’re simply not as good as the Chinese ones.
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4. relaxing ◴[08 Apr 25 22:08 UTC] No.43626961[source]▶
Last I looked 100% of the US manufacturers were assembling panels with silicon from China.

Maybe some domestic monocrystalline wafer production has come online recently? Curious if anyone has updated info.

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5. tim333 ◴[08 Apr 25 22:09 UTC] No.43626966[source]▶
Still if the US does keep 100% tariffs then probably people will switch.
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6. Gud ◴[09 Apr 25 02:10 UTC] No.43628297[source]▶
Must have been a long time since you looked then.

https://www.firstsolar.com/

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7. ben_w ◴[09 Apr 25 11:40 UTC] No.43631027{3}[source]▶
Not if Chinese PV is half the price per watt.

One must also consider if the raw materials to produce the PV in the USA are supplied domestically, without tariffs, which doesn't appear to be the case in general.

8. relaxing ◴[09 Apr 25 20:20 UTC] No.43637407{3}[source]▶
Poor wording on my part. I was only looking at residential panels, hence the note about Si wafers.