The proposal would require panels to have 70% American-made parts to qualify for the investment tax credit (ITC), which is available to US solar projects through 2016. Panels assembled in the US would need only 50% US-made parts.
“The federal government has to take China’s strangle-hold on the solar power industry very seriously, and US manufacturers must have every arrow in their quiver to fight back,” says Senator Charles Schumer of New York .
