This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany.
This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany.
  • Chinese manufacturers are causing a global glut of solar panels.
  • Solar panels have become so cheap that some people are using them to line fences.
  • US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to discuss the overcapacity during her trip to China starting Wednesday.

China's manufacturers are pumping out so many solar panels that the resulting global glut has caused prices to tank.