NextEra CEO pans ‘outrageous’ solar panel anti-dumping investigation, says some projects may be delayed

John Ketchum, newly appointed president and CEO of NextEra Energy, criticized the U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to investigate complaints of solar panel tariff circumvention in four Southeast Asian countries during the company’s first quarter earnings call on Thursday.

NextEra Energy estimates that 2.1-2.8 GW of the solar and storage projects the company planned to build in 2023 may be delayed to 2023 because a number of suppliers are not shipping solar panels to the U.S., pending a decision by the Commerce Department.