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概括:There's a solar trade war going on inside the U.S., sparked by an invasion of inexpensive imports from China.
參與方式:全文聽(tīng)寫(xiě)Hints:
Brinser
CASE
Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy
Kevin Lapidus
SunEdison
et cetera
SolarWorld
Brinser acknowledges that if he wins and tariffs are added, Americans will have to pay more for panels.
"The prices will have to increase, you know, a little. They will find their new, natural balance in a competitive and legal environment."
But CASE, the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy, says higher prices are bad for companies that install solar power. These companies far outnumber panel manufacturers. Kevin Lapidus works for CASE and is vice president of SunEdison, which builds and operates solar power systems.
"Fully 52% of the U.S. jobs are in the installation business. These are U.S. workers who wake up in the morning, put on a tool belt, and they go and build something."
Lapidus says solar power is just now shaking off its reputation as too pricey for regular people.
"We're finally reducing the price of solar. We're driving down the costs to grow the solar base - installations, jobs, et cetera. And the SolarWorld trade case will increase the cost of electricity. It will set the industry back by years."
He says it could also start an international trade war with China.