Solar r.e.view Podcast

Solar r.e.view Podcast


PF! E21: Domestic Content Deep Dive for Solar Pros 2025

March 14, 2025

Domestic content is one of the most important topics in the solar industry, but what do solar contractors need to know about it right now? To answer this question, Chris Crowell, Editor-in-Chief of Solar Builder, dives deep into Domestic Content with David Dunlap, VP of product strategy at BayWa r.e.


0:48 - Has the Trump Administration changed the domestic content outlook?

3:02 - Available U.S. solar manufacturing (modules, inverters, racking, batteries)

7:12 - Overview of changes to Safe Harbor Tables

9:38 - Is there value in sourcing a module with domestic wafers?

13:23 - MLPE vs. string cost percentage comparison

17:26 - How long can I use the May 2024 Safe Harbor Table?

19:24 - Changes to Energy Storage domestic content rules

22:29 - Does the DC percentage step up 5% each year for the ITC or no?

25:16 - What is the residential demand for domestic content solar products?

27:58 - Demand for domestic content in commercial solar?

29:06 - Is it just better to not pursue the domestic content tax credit?


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