[RE-wrenches] Evergreen - now what?

David Katz dkatz at aeesolar.com
Thu Nov 5 11:04:18 PST 2009


SolarWorld is made in the US from US silicon. They start with refined 
silicon and make the cells in Oregon, then make the modules in CA.
They have been doing a great job since 1980 when they were ARCO > 
Siemens > Shell ...
They may be the only real US module manufacturer - German owned though.
David

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Doug Wells wrote:
> Moving forward I am sure that module manufacturers will have plants in 
> a variety of locations.
> Evergreen just expanded its facility in Mass to make the ESA and I 
> assume they would still be manufacturing there.
> Sharp is in Memphis, but they produce abroad as well. First Solar is a 
> good example. They started in little Perrysburg Ohio, and still 
> produce there. However they now have plants and offices all over the 
> world.
> I also like to support American Made but it is a line that is 
> continually blurred.
> I am 2.5 hours from Evergreen in Mass. but the last Evergreen modules 
> I bought were on sale from Germany. Cheaper too.
> You will have to stay on top of not just brand, but specifically where 
> they were produced.
>
> Doug Wells
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