US is a major force in solar industry.

 

Report: Trade Balance, The U.S. is a Net Exporter of Solar Products

First, here are the key findings from the SEIA report:

  • The U.S. is a significant net exporter of solar products, with total net exports of $723 million in 2009.

  • The largest solar energy product export is polysilicon, the feedstock for crystalline silicon photovoltaics, of which the U.S. exported $1.1 billion in 2009.

  • 74 percent of the total value created from U.S. solar installations in 2009 came from the U.S. (despite the majority of installed modules being assembled abroad).

  • Much of this value came from non-module costs and "soft" costs such as installation, legal fees, permitting, system design and engineering, etc.

  • Primary import locations for PV were China and Mexico; primary export locations were Germany and Japan

  • U.S. solar installations created $2.6 billion in direct value to support the U.S. economy.

  • The U.S. doesn't export too many PV inverters      Source:GreentechSolar

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