Announcement of photovoltaic panel demolition subsidy

Who will receive a $7 billion solar grant?

Washington – Today, April 22, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 60 selectees that will receive $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All grant competition to deliver residential solar projects to over 900,000 households nationwide.

Will bifacial solar panels be banned?

The White House said it would soon remove a two-year-old trade exemption that has allowed imports of so-called bifacial panels to avoid duties. Those panels were a small part of the market at the time of the exemption but are now the main technology used in utility-scale solar projects.

How will the White House protect solar panels from Chinese competition?

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. The White House on Thursday said it would protect domestic solar factories from Chinese competition by scrapping a tariff exemption for imported double-sided panels and making it easier for projects to claim a subsidy for using American-made products.

Does Massachusetts have a solar photovoltaic program?

As Massachusetts has a strong existing solar photovoltaic industry, the initiatives offered under the SFA Program are designed to leverage federal funding and existing Massachusetts programs, such as the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target program and Mass Save.

Will Biden incentivize manufacturing of solar wafers?

It is also evaluating ways to incentivize manufacturing of solar wafers, the building blocks for solar cells. Qcells, a division of Korea's Hanwha Corp (000880.KS) that is investing $2.5 billion in U.S. solar factories, said the Biden administration's measures were "critical to creating tens of thousands of jobs in America."

Will federal solar procurement stimulate demand for a gigawatt solar module?

These federal procurement measures can stimulate demand for up to a gigawatt of domestically produced solar modules in the near term, and up to 10 gigawatts over the next decade from U.S. government demand alone.