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Preview: Solar Battle Heats Up Over Tariffs

Edward Harner’s decision to testify last month before the International Trade Commission was, he concedes, “a little bit risky.” That’s because Harner, chief operating officer at Green Solar Technologies in North Hollywood, was the only solar installer to speak in favor of new tariffs on imported photovoltaic panels. The case before the ITC involves SolarWorld Americas Inc., a U.S.-based panel maker whose parent company in Germany has filed for bankruptcy. Green Solar in NoHo installs SolarWorld panels, and the company asked Harner to testify in favor of its petition for tariffs against low-cost Asian imports. Read the full story in the Sept. 4 issue of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

Joel Russel
Joel Russel
Joel Russell joined the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2006 as a reporter. He transferred to sister publication San Fernando Valley Business Journal in 2012 as managing editor. Since he assumed the position of editor in 2015, the Business Journal has been recognized four times as the best small-circulation tabloid business publication in the country by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers. Previously, he worked as senior editor at Hispanic Business magazine and editor of Business Mexico.

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