Full Title: U.S. Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing: Industry Trends, Global Competition, Federal Support
Author(s): Michaela D. Platzer
Publisher(s): Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Publication Date: January 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
Every President since Richard Nixon has sought to increase U.S. energy supply diversity. Job creation and the development of a domestic renewable energy manufacturing base have joined national security and environmental concerns as reasons for promoting the manufacturing of solar power equipment in the United States. The federal government maintains a variety of tax credits and targeted research and development programs to encourage the solar manufacturing sector, and state-level mandates that utilities obtain specified percentages of their electricity from renewable sources have bolstered demand for large solar projects.