"Split U.S. Solar Industry To Debate Tariffs At Hearing"

"A fractured U.S. solar industry will present differing proposals on Tuesday to a government commission considering measures to prop up domestic solar panel makers, who say cheap imports have left them on the verge of collapse.

The closely-watched trade case before the U.S. International Trade Commission has pitted the nation’s solar installers and developers against two struggling domestic panel makers. Installers rely on cheap panels to build projects that are cost competitive with natural gas and coal plants.

After ruling unanimously last month that domestic producers have been harmed by imports, the commission now must decide what trade remedies to recommend to President Donald Trump, who will make a final decision later this year. The ITC must deliver its report to the president by Nov. 13."

Nichola Groom reports for Reuters October 3, 2017.