SEMA Coalition Statement on American Tax Dollars Act

Washington, DC – Today, following the introduction of the American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act, Mike Carr, Executive Director of the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America(SEMA) Coalition, released the following statement:

“With this legislation, Senators Sherrod Brown, Bill Cassidy, Jon Ossoff, and Rick Scott are protecting American solar manufacturing. While we should welcome foreign investment in the U.S., Chinese-owned solar companies should not have access to U.S. incentives while they receive massive market-distorting subsidies in China.

“By reshoring the solar supply chain, we can bolster solar manufacturing in the U.S. and ensure our country is not dependent on China for a technology that was invented here and accounted for half of our new grid energy additions last year.

“This bipartisan legislation will protect American taxpayer investments in solar manufacturing and ensure we have a path to build a robust, independent clean energy sector for our future.”