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US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand

  • Written by Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Associate Research Scientist, University of Michigan
imageAmericans continue to want solar energy.AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

U.S. consumer demand for renewable energy continues to grow, with more solar panel capacity installed in 2024 than in 2023, which saw more than in 2022. But U.S. trade policy is in flux, and high tariffs have been imposed on imported solar panels, which may cause shortages.

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