President Donald Trump instituted a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels in an effort to save U.S. manufacturing jobs, but a local solar industry representative said the net result will actually be to cost jobs.
Rob Freeman, CEO of Lenexa-based Tradewind Energy Inc. and a member on the Solar Energy Industries Association board of directors, said the tariffs are going to raise the cost of solar projects by 10 percent.
"It has taken many years for the solar industry to get to the point where…
President Donald Trump instituted a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels in an effort to save U.S. manufacturing jobs, but a local solar industry representative said the net result will actually be to cost jobs.
Rob Freeman, CEO of Lenexa-based Tradewind Energy Inc. and a member on the Solar Energy Industries Association board of directors, said the tariffs are going to raise the cost of solar projects by 10 percent.
"It has taken many years for the solar industry to get to the point where…