• @Carrolade
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    23 days ago

    Fair enough. Thank you for the clarification.

      • @Carrolade
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        22 days ago

        Well, my position is not exactly in agreement. While I was curious, I think there are far more reasons to apply tariffs to certain products than simply wanting another cold war.

        • @[email protected]
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          02 days ago

          Well the US has no stimulate-able domestic industry so isolating China is the only realistic option. And this has been clear for at least a decade. There is no domestic industry making these things at any usable scale.

          Medium-scale solar panel installations are backed up over a year btw.

          • @Carrolade
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            22 days ago

            US manufacturing currently sat at 26 GW annually, with a 71% increase in the first quarter of the year. Demand being high is also unsurprising.

              • @Carrolade
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                22 days ago

                Yes, most certainly. Spikes in demand can do that. If 71% growth remains consistent, it’ll be resolved in short order. Though it’ll probably dip as the overall manufacturing capacity increases, since its just a percentage of the total.

                  • @Carrolade
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                    22 days ago

                    Makes sense, Biden’s big investment was just a few years ago. A single year out for medium-sized facilities is very manageable though. Hopefully demand continues to increase alongside production, and it remains a years wait for several years. That would be a sign that demand is continuing to increase.