Sounds like a perfect time to start making solar panels in California. Would be a boost to the economy with more jobs.
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Except all parts are included, and patents make it impossible to manufacture all parts here.
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Not true at all! These are the top Solar Panel Manufacturers in the USA. Their panels are superior to the Chinese panels lasting much longer & requiring fewer replacementspic.twitter.com/IrnOdT8xMV
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This sets the U.S. further behind the rest of the world.
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People like you set the US behind the rest of the world. The panels made in the US last longer (fewer natural resources & emissions used because less replacement panels needed)! Plus the tariff will not kick in for about 18yrs. 1st 22K GW are tariff free. We build 120 GW a yr
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We have to import the cells, we don't hold the patent. China holds that patent. So we will be paying the 30% on the parts needed to be put together in this country. Still a huge loss for the solar industry, 10's of thousands of jobs lost in solar instillation.
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He only cares about states that will vote for him :(
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Hell. He doesn’t care about them. They’re just collateral damage.
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@realdonaldtrump continues to attack california - from drilling to#GOPTaxScam to#solar.#shameontrump#savetheplanetpic.twitter.com/MQzGPtUyx2 - 1 more reply
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California is a big diverse state with tons of resources. We can beat these attacks and do even better by creating more solar and other clean energy jobs. We can find a way to build solar panels for less and make them here.
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No company in the USA has a patent on solar cells. We can't build them only assemble and still pay the 30% tariff on the parts coming into the country.
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I am not going to claim I know much about this, but a Google search seems to indicate the are companies in the U.S. that hold patents and can build cells here. http://www.nanoflexpower.com/compoverview
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Do you ever do research to know what your talking about? The solar panels already installed are not affected. And the tariff allowed the first 22,000GW of panels tariff free. The largest solar farm in CA is 550 MW. The entire state has 19GW of solar power installed in 10 yrs
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How is putting a tariff of anything in excess of 22,000GW of panels an attack on CA? It makes the American made panels competitive in pricing & the American panels last longer which gives companies a better return on investment & less down time. Really, Kammie, get a clue!
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Why do you mislead people? Some panels are assembled here in the US but since no US company hold a patent on solar cells there would still be a 30% tariff on the imported parts needed for assembly.
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It will kill the industry which is what trump really wants to do. He wants to keep us defendant on oil and gas thus helping his cronies and himself. This also helps Russia. I was almost convinced there Kim in what you were saying but decided to research for myself. 2/
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This does not help Russia. You are looking at sites by people who know jack about this industry. I work in it and know our challenges. The contractors are happy because we know this means we can get the better Quality American panels now! The Chinese don’t last 30yrs
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This guy works in the solar industry as you say you do. His thread started me reading all I could get my hands on. It's a shame we didn't do more to help the fledgling solar companies back when almost all the patents came from our companies.https://twitter.com/NOW1SOLAR/status/955579485998362625 …
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The 8 plants in NC are a combination of GCL Solar Reserve and CIT am I right so far? So those 8 plants in NC are in Wilson County. I'm not sure they have all been built. So technically it was a partnership of 3 companies 2/
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Yes they were in Wilson County! Very good. Vaughn Industries was the GC on the projects. Had a few meetings with the GLC inspectors. Good group of guys who knew their stuff. Did their own trouble shooting talking with subs and GC
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