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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>An email I sent to SEIA President
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Rhone you don't know me but I am a Solar
contractor in CA, have been for more then 8 years, Sold, designed, installed
over 400 systems.<BR></B> <BR><B>I buy a lot of Material related to the
solar industry, so I know pricing. The NY Times has quoted you as saying " The
price of solar panels has fallen by 25% in Six months." <A
href="http://www.nytimes.com:80/2009/02/04/business/04windsolar.html">http://www.nytimes.com:80/2009/02/04/business/04windsolar.html</A><BR></B> <BR><B>It's
just not true, hopefully they got what you said wrong. $ 0.25 to $0.40
cents a watt is more like what the cost has been reduced .
<BR></B> <BR><B>This kind of rhetoric that is going around the industry and
news right now about the cost of solar dropping by huge margins is costing my
fellow contractors and me jobs, meaning folks read this stuff and frankly they
are going to wait and see if they can get a system for 25% cheaper. It just will
not happen, Maybe 5%, but not 25%....<BR></B> <BR><B>I used to be a CalSeia
member, but stopped because you all have gotten to big for us little guys,
especially when the pioneers get past up for newbie's with a lot of money that
have no concept of construction or customer service.<BR></B> <BR><B>Please
correct the Times reporter. <BR></B> <BR><B>Sunny Days are
ahead,</B> <BR><BR><B> Aram A.
Alexander<BR> Design Engineer <BR> General &
Electrical</B></DIV>
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