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Solar industry on edge as Trump weighs tariffs on panels

more important, he said.
By DAVID KOENIG and SU- from Chinese companies "It is a global case. It ad-
SAN MONTOYA BRYAN with operations throughout dresses the global import
Associated Press Asia. surge," Brightbill said. "We
DALLAS (AP) — Solar ener- Imports of silicon photo- need the strongest pos-
gy is booming in the Unit- voltaic cells, the build- sible remedies from Presi-
ed States, but companies ing blocks of solar panels, dent Trump to maintain
riding the wave fear that soared nearly 500 percent solar manufacturing here
President Donald Trump between 2012 and 2016, in the United States."
could undercut them this according to the U.S. In- A consultant for SolarWorld
week if he decides to im- ternational Trade Commis- said tariffs on imports could
pose new tariffs on import- sion. create up to 45,000 U.S.
ed solar panels. The four members of the jobs, assuming that domes-
Businesses that install solar- commission — two Repub- tic capacity grows, and
power systems are benefit- licans and two Democrats installation jobs would also
ing from a glut of cheaper — unanimously ruled in Oc- increase. But U.S. manu-
panels made overseas, tober that import are hurt- This April 20, 2011, file photo shows some of the 30,000 solar facturing of solar cells em-
mostly in Asia. That has ing American manufactur- panels that make up the Public Service Company of New ployed only about 1,300
made solar power more ers, although they differed Mexico's new 2-megawatt photovoltaic array in Albuquerque, people at its recent peak
competitive with electric- on exactly how the U.S. N.M. in 2012, according to the
ity generated from coal should respond. Trump has Associated Press trade commission.
and natural gas. until Friday to act on the zation. partment imposed stiff While U.S. solar-cell manu-
A green-technology re- agency's recommenda- The trade case grew out of anti-dumping duties on im- facturing has shriveled,
search firm estimates that tions for tariffs of up to 35 a complaint by Suniva Inc., ported panels made from installations — from home
tariffs could cost up to percent. a Georgia-based subsid- Chinese solar cells in 2012 rooftops to utility-scale op-
88,000 U.S. jobs related to Trump has wide leeway iary of a Chinese compa- and 2015. Tim Brightbill, erations — have boomed.
installing solar-power sys- — he can reject the rec- ny, which declared bank- SolarWorld Americas' law- Installations have soared
tems. ommendations, accept ruptcy last April. Suniva was yer, said Chinese compa- more than tenfold since
On the other side are two them, or go beyond them joined by SolarWorld Amer- nies have gotten around 2010, with the biggest
U.S. subsidiaries of foreign and impose tougher tariffs. icas, the U.S. subsidiary of a those sanctions by assem- jump coming in 2016, after
companies that argue the Congress has no authority German company. Suniva bling panels from cells pro- prices for solar panels col-
domestic manufacturing to review or veto his ac- wants higher tariffs than duced in other Asian coun- lapsed. In 2016, solar was
of solar cells and modules tion. Countries harmed by those recommended by tries such as Malaysia and the largest source of new
has been decimated by his decision could appeal the trade commission. Vietnam. That makes the U.S. electricity-generating
a flood of imports, mostly to the World Trade Organi- The U.S. Commerce De- current trade case even capacity.q
Amazon opens store with no

cashiers, lines or registers

SEATTLE (AP) — No ca- its physical presence. It computer vision, machine
shiers, no lines, no registers has opened more than a learning algorithms and
— this is how Amazon sees dozen bookstores, taken sensors to figure out what
the future of in-store shop- over space in some Kohl's people are grabbing off its
ping. department stores and store shelves.
The online retailer opened bought Whole Foods last Amazon says families can
its Amazon Go concept year, giving it 470 grocery shop together with just one
store to the public Mon- stores. phone scanning everyone
day, selling milk, potato But Amazon Go is unlike its in. Anything they grab from
chips and other items typi- other stores. Shoppers en- the shelf will also be added
cally found at a conve- ter by scanning the Ama- to the tab of the person
nience shop. zon Go smartphone app who signed them in. But Amazon employee Krishna Iyer shows off an Amazon Go app as
Amazon employees have at a turnstile. When they don't help out strangers: he shops in the store, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Seattle.
been testing the store, pull an item of the shelf, it's Amazon warns that grab- Associated Press
which is at the bottom added to their virtual cart. bing an item from the shelf from the Whole Foods 365 and said it would open by
floor of the company's If the item is placed back for someone else means brand are also stocked, early 2017, but it delayed
Seattle headquarters, for on the shelf, it is removed you'll be charged for it. such as cookies, popcorn the debut while it worked
about a year. from the virtual cart. Shop- At about 1,800 square and dried fruit. on the technology and
The public opening is an- pers are charged when feet, the store will also sell The company had an- company employees test-
other sign that Amazon is they leave the store. ready-to-eat breakfasts, nounced the Amazon Go ed it out.q
serious about expanding The company says it uses lunches and dinners. Items store in December 2016