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On balance, we anticipate an acceleration in quoting, bookings and backlog across the business in the second quarter that should exceed both prior quarter and prior year levels.
While the revenue story was positive in the first quarter, our margin capture was impacted by upfront investments in labor, together with component cost inflation. In response to rising labor and supply chain costs, we introduced a series of price increases in the first quarter and are introducing additional increases in the second quarter. These price increases, together with a continued focus on reduced lead times, improved closure rates and disciplined expense management, are expected to help offset many of the inflationary headwinds evident across the market. Although inflationary pressures exist in the solar industry, we believe that customers will continue to pursue solar investments in the face of rising utility rates.
In March, the Department of Commerce received a petition filed by California based solar module manufacturer, Auxin Solar. The petitioner requested that the DoC review solar panel imports from Chinese companies working in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam related to anti-dumping. Many in our industry, including CEA, our trade association, are concerned that the investigation could have an adverse impact on panel pricing and/or availability for the U.S. solar supply chain, affecting everyone from panel producers and agencies to developers and IPPs. While these developments are potentially a headwind to the entire solar industry, reflecting a lack of support for the energy transition as a whole, we see no near-term impact from this investigation on our business.
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