[RE-wrenches] Made in USA modules

[Bob-O Schultze]

Randy,
I've seen those modules and they look cool, but unfortunately, the  
pricing outside of WA isn't even close to competitive with other USA  
modules.
I expect -and am prepared- to pay more for a US product, but it has to  
be in the pricing ballpark.
BTW, one thing that hasn't been broached too much in this conversation  
is customer acceptance. MOST of my clients -when I explain that I  
prefer to use onshore goods which cost a little more- are more than  
fine with that. Truth is, most of all our (and your) clients are still  
doing PV for reasons other than -or at least in addition to- cost  
benefit. If the clients are good with it, why not use an American made  
product? Win-Win-Win.
Bob-O

On Nov 5, 2009, at 8:16 AM, Randy Brooks wrote:

Silicon Energy (www.silicon-energy.com, a subsidiary of OutBack Power)  
makes PV modules in WA state and recently got their UL listing.   
Although they are premium priced for made-in-WA RE incentives, and are  
different from standard framed modules, they are now available.  I  
helped install a test array and they are well thought out from an  
installation and future recycling standpoint.

Randy Brooks
Brooks Solar, Inc.
Solar Power for People
140 Columbia View
Chelan, WA  98816
509-682-9646
Randy at BrooksSolar.com
www.BrooksSolar.com

On Nov 5, 2009, at 7:00 AM, Jeff Yago wrote:

>
> We are currently waiting on a stack of Evergreen modules (which are  
> now very late to ship!) and we were getting ready to order another  
> batch, so does this mean we should be looking into another supplier?
>
> We try very hard to buy USA products, but that is getting harder and  
> harder to do.  It looks like its now just SolarWorld in California.  
> What other module manufacturers are still actually making their  
> modules in US and not importing from China.
>
> Jeff Yago
> DTI Solar
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