Trump Admin Probing Imported Wind Turbines Over National Security Concerns
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has launched a probe into wind turbine imports as well as their parts and components, citing national security concerns with. The U.S. Department of Commerce published…
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has launched a probe into wind turbine imports as well as their parts and components, citing national security concerns with.
The U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice Thursday which states that the agency launched an investigation on August 13 to determine the national security dangers that imported wind turbines and their “foreign-built” components might pose under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. The Department noted that it is primarily seeking information on how much foreign developers are able to leverage wind power supply chains as well as how wind turbines and their parts might be weaponized by foreign adversaries, among several other factors under the national security umbrella.
“This notice identifies issues on which the Department is especially interested in obtaining the public’s views,” the notice reads, stating that the agency is particularly interested in public comments and information on “the impact of current trade policies on domestic production of wind turbines and their parts and components, and whether additional measures, including tariffs or quotas, are necessary to protect national security … the ability of foreign persons to weaponize the capabilities or attributes of foreign-built wind turbines and their parts or components.”
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Commerce listed several other issues pertaining to national security that it is seeking public comments and information on, including the current demand for wind turbines and their parts in the U.S. as well as how effectively the green