WNDW - Can solar be made in America if Biden bans Chinese polysilicon?

alvarez/E+ via Getty Images The broader solar industry is coming off a record year of installations, but the potential threat to supplies could hurt the supply chain that is already slowing projects and raising costs. According to a report from Politico, the Biden administration is considering barring imports of polysilicon from Xinjiang, China, which produces about 45% of the world's supply of solar-grade polysilicon. A ban could also undermine Biden's aggressive goal of placing the U.S. on a path to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the power grid by 2035. Backdrop: Just before leaving office, the Trump administration announced an import ban on all cotton and tomatoes produced in Xinjiang over allegations that they are made with forced labor from detained Uighur Muslims. Since then, a group of bipartisan lawmakers has pushed President Biden to impose import restrictions on polysilicon, allowing Customs and Border Protection to seize at U.S. ports

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Can solar be made in America if Biden bans Chinese polysilicon?