One of the most impactful decisions in the history of US renewables is two weeks away, with tens of thousands of jobs and dozens of gigawatts of capacity potentially hanging in the balance – and President Donald Trump may be the person to make the final call.

By 22 September, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) will decide whether to accept the argument of Suniva and SolarWorld Americas – two ailing PV manufacturers with US factories – that a flood of Chinese solar imports is to blame for job losses and bankruptices in the US solar manufacturing sector.