Tariffs to hurt US wind industry

The US tariffs on wind turbine related products made in China will have a harmful effect on the US wind industry but limited impact on Chinese wind turbine manufacturers, insiders said.

Tom Kiernan, chief executive officer of the American Wind Energy Association, said earlier that tariffs on Chinese imports could raise the cost of wind power in the US by as much as 10 percent.

The association also said in a statement that tariffs will have a harmful effect on the US wind industry, with canceled projects creating a ripple effect of lost jobs throughout the industry, from factory workers to farmers to truck drivers nationwide.