US EditionUS opens national security probe into imported wind turbines, components
The investigation, opened August 13, examines if foreign subsidies and trade practices threaten U.S. wind turbine production, with imports valued at $1.7 billion in 2023, Wood Mackenzie said.
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And it will even impose a 50 percent tariff on imported power plants and components.
Trump administration launches national security investigation into wind turbine imports
The Trump administration has launched a national security probe into imports of wind turbines and their components — a move that could ultimately lead to higher tariffs for wind energy. The probe, which marks the latest salvo in the administration’s efforts to stymie wind energy, was announced in a Federal Register notice Thursday. “On August 13,…
US National Security Probe Targets Wind Industry
The Commerce Department just opened a Section 232 “national security” probe into imported wind turbines and parts—quietly on Aug. 13, publicly today. That matters because 232 isn’t a press release; it’s a legal on-ramp to more tariffs on top of the new 50% duty already applied to the steel and aluminum content in turbines and components. Translation: wind hardware just got pricier, and it could get pricier still. Here’s the operational read: the…
US launches probe of wind turbines, opening door to more tariffs
The US Commerce Department started a national security probe on August 13 into whether wind energy imports harm national security and undermine domestic production, according to a notice posted by the agency Thursday
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