In February 2018, President Donald J. Trump imposed 30% tariffs on imported solar modules (the infamous Section 201 tariffs) in an attempt reputedly to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. Solar industry advocates warned the tariffs would bring projects to a screeching halt...
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I recently rediscovered a transcript of testimony I gave (along with my then-colleague Dr. Joseph Lindmayer) in 1976 to the Joint Economic Committee 0f the U.S. Congress. The title of my testimony, and you can probably guess the subject, was “Some Public Policy Aspects of...
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March 5, 2019 Senate Finance Committee The Clean Energy Jobs Act (SB 516) Favorable Madam Chair and Members of the Committee: My name is Tony Clifford and I am Chief Development Officer of Standard Solar, headquartered in Rockville, MD. Standard Solar is the largest solar company headquartered...
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When people think of Washington D.C., they often think of the chaos of our political system. As neighbors to the Nation’s Capital, we get to see up close and personal how difficult our political situation has become and how it has affected the solar industry...
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If you’re currently in the solar industry, you might well wonder what the industry ever did to President Donald Trump to so earn his enmity. After all, for being one of the fastest-growing segments of the economy, his actions indicate he wants to smother it. First,...
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