Solar industry blames Trump’s tariffs for slow third-quarter growth

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President Trump’s tariffs have stifled growth for large-sized solar arrays in the third quarter, the industry’s lead trade group reported Thursday.

The administration’s section 201 tariffs on solar panels “took a toll” on large utility-scale solar projects in the third quarter, the Solar Energy Industries Association said in releasing its third-quarter business report with the consulting firm Wood Mackenzie.

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