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Explore the latest U.S. solar policy changes in Sept 2025, from ITC rules to tariffs and state programs. See how they impact solar developers and markets. September 2025 brought a wave of policy changes impacting the U.S. solar industry, from federal tax credit rules to state-level program expansions. Solar developers, manufacturers, and investors are now adjusting to new regulatory realities that will shape project economics. This policy roundup. Tariffs, foreign content restrictions, and antidumping and countervailing duty investigations have reshaped the landscape for imports of solar components and manufactured products. Shipping containers. Image: Wikimedia Commons /Wayback Machine From pv magazine RE+ Special Edition Imports are a huge. The current solar supply chain is global but is dominated by products from China or companies with close ties to China. The U.S. government is using tools like tariffs, duties, tax credits, and loans to support domestic manufacturers in competing with foreign products and growing the U.S. supply. The Biden administration continues to navigate the intricate course between fostering domestic solar manufacturing and countering perceived unfair trade practices by China. In a series of strategic maneuvers, the administration recently announced significant changes to the tariff structure under. On August 15, the Dept. of the Treasury released new solar ITC safe harbor guidance in response to a July executive order from President Donald Trump. The new guidance restricts projects larger than 1.5 MW from using the 5% safe harbor — requiring big projects to use the Physical Work Test to safe. The US PV market is undergoing major policy changes, with the most significant shift stemming from the anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on PV modules and cells from Southeast Asia, which are reshaping the non-China PV supply chain. In December 2024, the US Department of Commerce.