Energy Secretary Rick Perry followed President Trump’s decision to impose solar tariffs with the start of a $3 million competition to spur more innovative solar manufacturing in the United States.

“The American Made Solar Prize will galvanize our country’s entrepreneurs, allow them to utilize technologies and innovations developed through [the Energy Department’s] early stage research and development, and, ultimately, bring new American-made products to market,” Perry said Wednesday.

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