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Feb 5 (Reuters) – U.S. residential solar companies are preparing for a steep drop in business this year after the expiration of a federal tax credit that helped drive more than a decade of rapid growth, prompting layoffs, restructurings and some company failures.
The 30% federal income tax credit for homeowners who purchase rooftop systems expired at the end of 2025 under President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul. That has caused the most labor-intensive segment of the solar industry to contract sharply at a moment when it was already weakened by high interest rates and shrinking state-level incentives.
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