New solar power installations in the United States are expected to fall by nearly a quarter this year due to a ban on parts from China.
Solar equipment imports have been curbed by a ban on goods from the Xinjiang region of China over allegations over the forced labor of Uighur conscripts, according to a recent quarterly report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the research firm Wood Mackenzie, on Dec. 13.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which was passed by Congress, is being blamed by Wood Mackenzie for depressing solar panel instillations.
Overall panel installations throughout the United States are expected to fall 23 percent from 2021, to 18.6 gigawatts (GW), according to the SEIA….