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Jigar Shah
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By 2026, 80% of #solar deployment will come from modules made in the United States.
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It literally took less than four minutes to determine that your “fact check” was in fact, false.
Was it deliberate dishonesty, or is it just an indication of the quality of your “research”?
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The largest solar manufacturer in the US is in his state of Ohio. First Solar. A publicly traded company.
Sure, the panels don’t, but the components that make up those panels certainly originate in china. They also refine a large percentage of global high quality silica.
That "fact check" is about as real as a unicorn. The two largest producers of solar panels are, in fact, China and India, and they’re buying up silver by the boatload since it's a key conductor in the panels. But sure, let’s pretend that isn’t happening. Fake fact-checking at its
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A lot of materials used to manufacture Chinese solar panels come from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, making the import of Chinese solar panels into the US illegal thanks to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
Over the past decade and a half, the Chinese techno-authoritarian state has deeply entrenched itself in the day-to-day lives of citizens through the use of highly sophisticated surveillance technology.
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You're quite literally a liar. And frankly we should be able to buy more directly from China. Under the Biden Harris and the previous Trump regime import restrictions on solar panels have precluded top quality panels at low prices. The question of course, is why do you lie?
Fact check: literally all the panels manufactured in aforementioned south-east Asian countries, are manufactured by Chinese companies that setup factories in said countries to avoid tariffs and take advantage of lower wages
Anyone in the industry knows this
Are you willfully ignorant or just stupid?
Whether direct from China or via 100% #CCP owned companies in S Korea or Vietnam!
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China spent the better part of two years reining in the country’s most powerful private technology companies, including Alibaba Group Holding, Tencent Holdings and Didi Global along with their ultra-rich founders.
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Doesn’t this show how many imports each country receives?
It doesn’t say who is exporting them.
Sure would be helpful if the moderators had … idk a laptop with the internet to google stuff during the debate
God forbid we put charts on a screen so the candidates and viewers could have some context and facts
While you're correct about the future of solar, these countries mainly act as middlemen, as China is still by far the largest global producer of solar parts
China repackages and ships it from Vietnam. We know the drill ;) it’s their playbook forever. So much for sanctions 
How much cheaper would solar be if U.S. doesn't impose this hidden tax? What would be the net effect on accelerating solar adoption rate? Whom does it help? U.S. consumer? Future of U.S. energy? Oil/coal industry and some politicians?
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If you believe this, wait until you find out about Germany's 1000% increase in exports to Kyrgyzstan.
In 2023, the US imported 54 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels, an 82% increase from 2022. The US imports most of its solar panels from Southeast Asia, with Vietnam accounting for over 34% of imports in 2023. Other countries that import solar panels to the US include Malaysia,
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Sure, the actual panels are here made in the USA, but where are all the parts coming from that goes into making the solar panels? A few people actually listen and did your research. She would see that in fact the parts that go into making the solar panels are mostly manufactured,
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I live in MN, I have literally no place to buy solar panels locally, let alone have ever heard of a major factory in MN.
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It literally took less than four minutes to determine that your “fact check” was in fact, false @curious_founder.
Was it deliberate dishonesty, or is it just an indication of the quality of your “research”? x.com/curious_founde…
Oh, Michael… bless your heart but I'm glad called you out. I see what you were trying to do with that "fact check," but it’s a little like saying “I made dinner” when all you did was microwave a Hot Pocket. Sure, the panels may be assembled in Southeast Asia, but
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The number of children not in school in Nigeria is among the highest in the world, and government efforts are barely scratching the surface, especially after ending the school feeding programme.
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Republicans senators killed early solar industry government funding to keep manufacturing the parts in the US. Much of the industry is in India.
How do you know they're not being smuggled through one of those countries listed?
Are you being dishonest, or are you actually this obtuse?
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Seth Newkirk
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This is fact checking at its worst:
Nearly all of our solar is coming from China. The fact that they are running components through other countries doesn't mean America isn't completely reliant on the Chinese solar industry.
Vance was absolutely correct. x.com/curious_founde…
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The components to make those modules are. He was factually correct, and he stated components also.
"Fact checks" are literally the worst thing that's ever happened to American politics. More times than not they are incorrect...
Literally the first thing that pops up on Google.
energypolicy.columbia.edu/qa-solar-tarif
We can’t be a leader in solar panels when the EPA and environmental groups won’t let us dig up the required raw materials… and at an affordable cost.
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That's literally impossible. So solar panels are the one thing in the Universe China does not sell?
First of all, he said “parts coming from china”. Secondly, the point was America isn’t producing any of the required materials or building the solar panels themselves. Try thinking once, buddy.
The parts start in China and are assembled in other countries and look at the small amount coming from America... the rest are not green countries
Why do you guys have to lie about literally everything? It's weird.
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Seth Newkirk
@NewkirkSeth
This is fact checking at its worst:
Nearly all of our solar is coming from China. The fact that they are running components through other countries doesn't mean America isn't completely reliant on the Chinese solar industry.
Vance was absolutely correct. x.com/curious_founde…
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didnt understand the importance of solar panels ...is it supposed to track the health of the economy.
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The US imported a record 54GW of solar panels in 2023, an “unprecedented wave” from mostly China-based suppliers operating in Southeast Asia, raising concerns over the negative impact on the country’s efforts to build a
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Patently false.
As of 2024, approximately 78% to 80% of solar panels sold in the U.S. are manufactured in China. Despite efforts to boost domestic production, the U.S. continues to rely heavily on imports from China due to China's dominance in the global solar panel supply
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“…from cheap imports by Chinese companies operating in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia…”
He said components for solar panels, not the same.
China is the largest producer of solar panels globally and has been a major supplier to the U.S. for years. However, due to tariffs and trade restrictions, the direct import of solar panels from China has decreased somewhat in recent years. To circumvent tariffs and trade
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It’s Chinese companies operating in these countries because of their lax policies and restrictions are you intentionally spreading disinformation?
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Yes they get shipped first to Vietnam so they can put a green-power sticker on the solar panel.
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The panel isn’t .. but where do you think they buy the silicone parts .. to make the panel..
Solar panels, instead of coming straight from China to the US, stop at Vietnam to get around import tarrifs. The increased cost in shipping is less than the tarrifs.
Where are the raw materials and components for those panels coming from? Yep, China. Those countries are just store fronts for the CCP.