power tolerance point of fact [RE-wrenches]

[Warren Lauzon]

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We recently posted a big red notice on our main solar panel page on our 
website about how some manufacturers - such as Sharp and BP - are not quite 
as honest as they could be about ratings. Only been up a couple of days, so 
waiting to see if any reaction from them. We named names.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marco Mangelsdorf" <marco at pvthawaii.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 1:33 PM
Subject: power tolerance point of fact [RE-wrenches]


Just to be clear, the current power tolerance rating for the BP Solar SX170
and SX160--their new modules for the U.S. market--is nine percent, not ten.
(A ten percent power tolerance has been the norm for Sharp larger modules
since they were introduced into the U.S. market.)  While I can't claim to
have any particular juicy inside info on the BP Solar decision-making
process, it seems to me that they have made the calculation that they can
get away with a larger power tolerance in the North American market than
what the Europeans will accept.  Unfortunately for us and our customers, BPS
has decided to drop one of their solid sales points--that their former power
tolerance of +/-5 percent and better than some of the competition--in favor
of cost-cutting.  They save their top of the line, the 7 series Saturn
modules with a ZERO power tolerance, for the hungry Germans and Spaniards.

Bummer man,

aloha,
marco
ProVision Technologies

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