“The ITC’s decision is disappointing for nearly 9,000 U.S. solar companies and the 260,000 Americans they employ,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), which advocates for pro-solar policies.

Andrea Luecke, president of the nonprofit Solar Foundation, which aims to increase access to solar power, said, “This decision brings yet more uncertainty to an industry that has created real value for the United States…The dramatic growth in U.S. solar employment over the past several years was driven by the sharply reduced cost of installations.”

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle had urged the ITC to rule against the two companies.

“At a time when our citizens are demanding more clean energy, the tariff could cause America to lose out on 47 gigawatts of solar installations, representing billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in our states,” wrote a group of governors including Brian Sandoval (R-Nev.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Col.) in a letter to the panel on Thursday.

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