by Dan Shugar | Jun 13, 2019 | Shug Speaks
United States PV advocates – we are celebrating a huge win with the Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) exempting bifacial modules from Section 201 tariffs! Bifacial modules will now no longer pay a fee of 25% added to the cost at the point of import into...
by Dan Shugar | Jun 7, 2019 | Shug Speaks
Another week, another trade crisis. If you are involved in utility-scale solar in the United States, you should be looking very seriously at the size, sophistication, and scale of your equipment providers supply chain to navigate this volatile period. Nextracker is...
by Dan Shugar | Jan 25, 2019 | Shug Speaks
Photo Courtesy of Fotolis/Reinhard Tiburzy and pv magazine Great news comes from Europe as Germany moves forward with a definitive plan to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants by 2038 to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change –...
by Dan Shugar | Nov 26, 2018 | Shug Speaks
How are the broad U.S. steel tariffs working out? They are exactly the wrong medicine to improve U.S. competitiveness. Tariffs are bad economic policy but have even worse economic implications when applied to raw materials. We’ve analyzed historical information in...
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