Price has long been the main knock on solar panels made in the United States. They have typically been much more expensive than comparable panels from China.

That difference is shrinking, but the change seems to reflect policy as much as manufacturing.

Intertek CEA analysis highlighted in the video shows that the once roughly threefold price difference between U.S. and Chinese solar modules has tightened considerably.

That would put U.S.-made modules within a small margin of panels produced in countries like Vietnam and India, the creator noted. Meanwhile, Chinese suppliers may be headed toward higher export prices as manufacturers contend with oversupply, losses, and policy shifts at home.

“For American buyers, the cheap panel era is over regardless of origin, though,” The Electric Viking concluded.

The video also cited a separate U.S. policy move. Starting December 4, imported wafers, cells, and modules would face a 15% tariff, along with minimum prices of 22 cents per watt for cells and 38 cents per watt for modules. As The Electric Viking noted, that effectively bars cheaper imports from being sold beneath those thresholds in the U.S. market.

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