The International Trade Commission (ITC) recommendations on the solar tariff case are out. We waited a few days for the dust to settle to sort out the specific recommendations.

There are a few optional remedies put forth for the President to ultimately consider. All of which are less of an import tariff than called for originally by the petitioners.

What this will ultimately look like for consumers is a decision within 60 days on whether to accept a 30% or 35% import tariff on non-U.S. made solar modules (there are other tariff specifics for other solar module components) that would take affect in 2018.

For a deeper dive on specifics and additional links deeper into the recommendations check out this article: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/itc-suggests-trump-impose-up-to-a-35-tariff-on-imported-solar-modules/ 

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