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05 Jan 2024

Solaredge Sees Moderate Growth in U.S. Solar Industry This Year

05 Jan 2024  by reuters   

Miniatures of solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of SolarEdge logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
The U.S. solar industry will experience modest growth in 2024, as electricity prices decline and support from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rolls in, SolarEdge Chief Financial Officer Ronen Faier said on Thursday.

"We've bottomed in the last two quarters," Faier told investors at a Goldman Sachs conference in Miami, Florida. Macroeconomic uncertainties in the back half of the year weighed on demand for solar products in the United States, he added.

The solar product manufacturer sees demand improving with expectations for lower interest rates this year.

Incentives from the IRA in top solar markets like California are also beginning to improve the economics and prices of solar products and components, said Faier.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury in December unveiled proposed guidelines for manufacturers of clean-energy products seeking to claim a tax credit, created under the IRA, in a bid to power the energy transition with American-made products.

Battery installation is also expected to continue to grow in both the U.S. and European markets, Faier said, as manufacturers clear out large inventories of battery panels and other equipment.

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