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Dec 2022
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Commerce names companies evading China s...

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On Friday, the Commerce Department said four Chinese solar companies were routing products through Southeast Asian countries in order to evade tariffs. The investigation has worried solar companies in the U.S. that fear they won’t get the imported panels they need for their projects, but Commerce’s findings included key exceptions that could blunt the short-term impact on the sector. POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino breaks down Commerce’s decision. Plus, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sent a transmission case back to FERC in a win for renewables.

 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.

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