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| https://www.tillis.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=CEBF4D07-0F3B-4081-99F2-732316939750 | Tillis Statement on the Impact of the Administrations Solar Tariffs | 2018-12-14 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | House | NC | Thom Tillis | T000476 | www.tillis.senate.gov | legacy | Press Releases Home News Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C.Today, U.S.SenatorThom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement following theU.S. Solar Market Insight Reportfrom Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) that section 201 solar tariffs played a role in the decline of utility-scale solar installations in the third quarter:The growth of solar energy in North Carolina has created thousands of jobs, generated billions of dollars of investment, and fostered economic development. Since the imposition of tariffs, North Carolina has experienced an exponential decrease in solar investment and projects planned. I have worked to highlight the negative impact tariffs are having on the economic growth provided by our solar industry and have urged the Administration to reconsider the scope of this tariff through the exclusion process. I will continue to advocate for the exclusion of advanced technologies that have the capability to modernize our grid and make the American solar energy industry globally competitive.For the first time since 2015, quarterly additions of utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) fell below 1 gigawatt (GW), highlighting the impact of the tariffs and the uncertainty surrounding them in late 2017 and early 2018. As a result, the U.S. solar market was down 15 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of the year. ### 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6342 Fax: (202) 228-2563 9300 Harris Corners Pkwy Suite 170 Charlotte, NC 28269 Phone: (704) 509-9087 Fax: (704) 509-9162 1694 E. Arlington Blvd Suite B Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: (252) 329-0371 Fax: (252) 329-0290 *Field Office - By Appointment Only 1 Historic Courthouse Square Suite 112 Hendersonville, NC 28792 Phone: (828) 693-8750 Fax: (828) 693-9724 *Field Office - By Appointment Only 1840 Eastchester Drive, Suite 200 High Point, NC 27265 Phone: (336) 885-0685 Fax: (336) 885-0692 310 New Bern Avenue Suite 122 Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: (919) 856-4630 Fax: (919) 856-4053 | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |