A draft report into Victoria's solar energy subsidies has recommended reducing returns to households with solar panels.

The Obama administration called Thursday for hefty tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels and cells..

The United States Commerce Department concluded that Chinese producers had "dumped" their products on the American market.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy

The Obama administration is moving to impose stiff new tariffs on solar panels made in China, finding that Chinese companies are improperly flooding the U.S. market with government-subsidized ones.

U.S. trade officials ordered 31% duties on China's top makers of solar panels, in a decision that is likely to help U.S. solar-equipment manufacturers but could stir trade tensions with China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday announced stiff anti-dumping tariffs of around 31 percent on crystalline silicon solar panels imported from China, leading to a new round of concerns on how the duties will impact the growing American solar industry.

Data centers are energy hogs, with power being the No. 1 cost for the shopping mall-sized buildings, stacked floor-to-ceiling with computer servers and other hardware. Many data center operators are looking to alternative energy to offset the electric bill. Apple Inc. for instance, is planning a massive solar farm to help power its new North Carolina data center. Quality Technology Services said it will invest more than $1 million in rooftop solar panel installations at its downtown Atlanta and

In a preliminary ruling, the U.S. Commerce Department plans to slap 31%-250% anti-dumping tariffs on imported Chinese solar cells, according to a report from the Washington based newspaper The Hill. The move is in response a government finding that China is flooding the U.S. market with under-priced solar panels.