What’s Holding The U.S. Solar Boom Back?

U.S. solar farm developers are preparing for years of strong growth but federal government policies are holding this growth back for now, a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association has said. According to the report, solar system installations this year will fall to 15.7 GW, which is the lowest since 2019 because of the government’s investigation into Chinese tariff evasion and because of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which came into effect in June. While new tariffs on imported solar panels have been paused as a way…