[RE-wrenches] NY Times: 25% price reduction on PV (Wind-sun.com)

[Wind-sun.com]

We have not seen anything like a 25% drop on the overall average of panels 
though.

What we have seen is that a couple of brands that we considered overpriced 
have dropped more than others. But those panels are still more expensive - 
as much as $1 a watt more - than others. Some Sanyo are still around $5 a 
watt in single pallet quantities, which is pretty expensive and a hard sell 
in today's market.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Korthof" <wkorthof at eesolar.com>
To: <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] NY Times: 25% price reduction on PV 
(Wind-sun.com)


> I'm definitely seeing price reductions from all sources.
>
> The lowest number I've seen so far is $2.95 per watt, with payment  terms 
> and no volume commitment.
>
> The last time we were in that price range was 4-5 years ago, when the  our 
> "low tide mark" for poly
> modules was $2.85 per watt from one manufacturer and nearly $3 per  watt 
> from others.
>
> 6 months ago was the "high tide mark" for us, with all sources coming  in 
> near $4/watt or above...
> which was the highest price point I had dealt with since getting into  the 
> business in 2001 when we
> bought from a fairly expensive distributor.
>
> The recent reduction from ~$4/watt to ~$3/watt is in fact closing in  on a 
> 25% price drop, and in only
> six months versus 2001 to 2004. I'm not really sure why prices are 
> eroding so quickly. I know the
> economy is down, but I think we're selling at a similar pace compared  to 
> last year. Maybe there is
> a bunch of Chinese PV product at cheap prices. Not sure.
>
>
> William Korthof
> Energy Efficiency Solar
>
>
>
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