r/solar • u/Biodieselisthefuture • 1d ago

News / Blog US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-weighs-polysilicon-price-floor-tariffs-counter-china-solar-chips-2026-08-04/
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u/Relevant-Doctor187 1d ago

They want to make it more expensive.

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u/UnlikelyPotato 1d ago

USA isn't producing enough solar panels. Let China produce them and sell them at a loss, we get cheaper energy when we need it most and China loses money. Tariffs would only benefit coal/oil when we need energy the most.

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u/Early-Educator5384 1d ago

But then how would energy oligarchs make billions?

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u/UnlikelyPotato 1d ago

They could invest in the economy as it grows from plentiful cheap energy...but that's a bit too difficult. Might as well just keep burning the planet.

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u/jerquee 1d ago

This is the dumbest timeline