Cloudy Days for Solar?
When the U.S slapped 30 percent tariffs on imported solar panels, headlines heralded bad times ahead for clean energy in this country.
Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
March 2, 201852m 50s
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Show Notes
When the U.S slapped 30 percent tariffs on imported solar panels, headlines heralded bad times ahead for clean energy in this country. But the stock prices of solar installers increased because the hit could have been worse. Solar entrepreneur and advocate, Jigar Shah, said it was “good news.” Our guest and professor from University of California Berkeley, Severin Borenstein said, “there's no question, this is a policy that was designed to make renewables more expensive because it doesn't make any economic sense beyond that.” Listen to a conversation about the future of solar.
Severin Borenstein, E.T. Grether Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California
Scott Jacobs, CEO and Co-founder, Generate Capital
Lynn Jurich, Chief Executive Officer, Sunrun
This program was recorded live at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on February 21, 2018.
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