U.S. subsidizes solar facilities built partly with American-made components
- New subsidy offers tax credits for solar energy projects using some U.S.-made equipment.
- To qualify for bonus, 40% of manufactured products' cost must be U.S.-made.
- Solar cells can be foreign-made if other facility components meet domestic content threshold.
- Top solar group says panels assembled in U.S. should qualify regardless of cell origin.
- Subsidy part of Biden's Inflation Reduction Act aimed at speeding growth of clean power.