Companies that install solar-power systems for homeowners and utilities are bracing for Trump's call on whether to slap tariffs on imported panels. Trump has wide leeway — he can reject the recommendations, accept them, or go beyond them and impose tougher tariffs. "We need the strongest possible remedies from President Trump to maintain solar manufacturing here in the United States." While U.S. solar manufacturing has shriveled, installations — from home rooftops to utility-scale operations — have boomed. Installations have soared more than tenfold since 2010, with the biggest jump coming in 2016, after prices for solar panels collapsed.

Source: ABC News January 22, 2018 07:52 UTC