[RE-wrenches] Evergreen goes down

[boB Gudgel]

On 8/18/2011 11:10 AM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote:
>
> Evergreen Solar, one of the last remaining independent U.S. module 
> manufacturers, announced their plan to file for bankruptcy protection 
> this week.
>
> Done in by plummeting module pricing no doubt.
>
> I'm sure you all are getting the same kind of solicitation emails that 
> I get from mod manufacturers and wholesalers from across the globe 
> peddling mods at low, low prices, including Evergreen.
>
> Anyone have any idea what's going to happen to the warranty coverage 
> for Evergreen mods?  Will they become unwanted, unwarrantied orphans, 
> a la Astropower?
>
> Sad, sad....
>
> marco
>



I'd beware of newer companies offering say,   50 year warranties !

Hopefully NOT the new business model  !

boB





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