U.S. photovoltaic industry policy

The United States will account for 10% of China's new energy generation in 2012, 25% by 2025, and 7GW of total PV capacity in 2020 (879MW in 2007);

TC rebate: The equivalent of 30% of the investment cost of the residents project tax rebate is not more than 2,000 US dollars;

Planning after 2009: 1. Investment tax deductions for commercial projects will be extended for 8 years, investment tax deductions for residential PV projects will be extended by 2 years; 2. Cancellation of $2,000 tax deduction cap for PV projects per household, February 17, 2009 A new subsidy policy was proposed on the day, about 80 billion U.S. dollars in government spending, ** guarantees and tax incentives for the energy sector.

The United States is the first country to implement photovoltaic grid-connected power generation. Since 1974, laws and regulations related to the promotion of sustainable energy development have been issued successively. The photovoltaic industry has been listed as a development priority, and the "Solar Energy Research and Development Ordinance" and "Solar PV Research and Development Demonstration Act" have been successively promulgated. The "Energy Tax Law," "Tax Reform Law," and "Energy Policy Decree," and other laws and regulations support development of commercialization of photovoltaic technology and industry in terms of development goals, funding, and research and development. The U.S. Department of Energy proposed to gradually increase the development plan for green power, and developed a roadmap for the development of solar power technology. Among them, solar photovoltaic power generation is expected to account for about 15% of the US installed capacity increase by 2020, with a cumulative installed capacity of 20 million kilowatts. To maintain the world's leading position in photovoltaic power generation technology development and manufacturing levels in the United States. In the early 1980s, the implementation of the PVUSA program, an application plan for the public power generation of photovoltaic power generation, was initiated. In 1996, with the support of the US Department of Energy, a project called “PV Building Plans” was started, and a US$2 billion investment was made. In the same year, the United States established $540 million in public revenue to support the development of renewable energy. The Renewables Buy-Down Program provides a $3 per-watt subsidy for installed solar systems, which reduces the discount by 20 cents per watt every six months. The California Solar Energy Industry Association (CalSEIA) has recently proposed the expansion of this plan, while other states are following the California practice and trying new programs: 20 states have already had government or public sector-supported discounts; other 17 states, including California, among OTHERS, has established renewable portfolio standards to increase the use of renewable energy resources; Arizona in the southwestern United States and Nevada in the west of the United States have also retained some of their asset standards for solar energy. In 2006, the California government invested US$3 billion to support the development of the photovoltaic industry, implemented fixed-grid tariffs of 50 cents, and reduced support prices by 20% each year, which greatly promoted the industrialization of photovoltaic power generation.

In June 1997, President Clinton announced the implementation of a "million solar roof" plan and a "net flow meter" system. Each photovoltaic roof will have a 3-5 KW photovoltaic grid-connected power system. When there is solar power, the house will supply power to the grid and the meter will be reversed. In the absence of the sun, the grid power supply to the household, the meter is turning, only need to pay “net electricity fee” every month. It is planned to install 1 million sets of solar roofs by 2010, mainly solar photovoltaic power generation systems and solar thermal utilization systems, and further push the integration of photovoltaic power generation buildings to a climax. The proposal of this plan is determined by the trend of social development. It is also the result of long-term efforts by the staff of the United States devoted to solar energy development and research.

The attention and support of the U.S. federal and state governments for sustainable energy are also important drivers for U.S. industry's active restructuring and optimism. For decades, the federal government has attached importance to sustainable energy as one of the key areas that determine the future international competitiveness of the United States. In addition to government funding for research and development, a substantial number of demonstration projects for the commercialization of technology have also been established. In order to encourage the development of sustainable energy industries, state governments have introduced industrial tax incentives to attract sustainable energy industries to invest in the state. In the United States, 12 states have implemented a renewable energy quota system, which is generally supported by renewable energy companies and the public. Texas is the most successful country. In 1998, the Clinton Administration’s proposed comprehensive power competition regulations established renewable energy L/Cs that can be traded and deposited into banks to increase the flexibility and efficiency of the quota system. The value of L/C is 1.5 US cents/kWh. In addition, there are six states in the United States that implement public benefits policies, but the specific practices and fees in each state are not the same. Practice has shown that this is an effective means of raising funds for renewable energy generation.

Taxation and subsidy policies in all US states have played a crucial role in the rapid growth of the grid-connected photovoltaic market. Especially in California, the emergence of a major energy crisis in 2000-2001 prompted local governments to accelerate support for new energy sources. Thanks to various incentive policies such as buydown, Pioneer program, and Water and Power PV program in California, in 2002, the installed capacity of grid-connected photovoltaic buildings in California reached 15.3MW, accounting for 68% of the entire grid-connected distribution market. The United States is truly a "Solar City."

In addition, since the 1990s, the US solar and sustainable energy industries have begun brewing plans for reorganization. The formation of the U.S. sustainable energy industry reorganization plan was caused by the rapid development of technology, the further increase in the degree of internationalization of the market, and the intensification of corporate mergers and other factors. The plan was led by the U.S. Sustainable Industry Industry Association and consulting companies and conducted extensive and active negotiations to achieve consensus within the industry. The plan hopes to improve the scale and competitiveness of the US sustainable energy industry through the optimal combination of resources, including talents, information, raw materials, markets, technology, sales networks, and funds.