No, the immediate FCC market block on new foreign models was executed under the Trump administration.[1, 2]
However, policy foundations regarding solar supply chain security built up over several terms. The Biden administration previously signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which barred the U.S. Department of Defense from procuring solar components or inverters manufactured by "foreign entities of concern" (such as China). The broader 2026 FCC ban expands these restrictions past government contracts into the commercial and residential U.S. solar markets. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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