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Solar panels that fit on your balcony or deck are gaining traction in the US (apnews.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@slrpnk.net

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yup, got ripped off hard. Are there import restrictions in the US that prevent people from buying dirrctly from china? Because most likely this 2000$ one is just a rebranded kit from China anyway.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Tariffs, of course. Trump is doing the fossil fuel industry's bidding trying to kill all renewables.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Solar panels got tariffed by Biden a couple month before trump took office.

I believe it was because they determined that Vietnam was dumping panels at below cost, which is deemed an unfair trade practice. I noticed this because I preemptively bought a couple panels before trump was inaugurated, and like a week after I did, the tariff was announced.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sure but even with 100% tariffs it would still be cheaper to import.