Nationwide Limited Public Interest Waiver Under Section 1605 (Buy American) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted a nationwide limited waiver of the Buy American requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, allowing for the use of certain foreign-manufactured solar equipment in U.S. installations. This waiver applies to domestically-manufactured modules with foreign-manufactured cells, foreign-manufactured modules with domestically-manufactured cells, and ancillary items used in solar installations involving U.S.-manufactured or domestically-manufactured PV modules.