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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>That is what we have seen also - for past 3-4
years, off-grid has remained pretty much flat lined, while grid-tie has all
kinds of wild gyrations. But I guess that some vendors failed to notice that and
just assumed that off grid would fall with the rest of the market
recently.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=ray@solarray.com href="mailto:ray@solarray.com">R Ray Walters</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 23, 2009 11:15
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Equipment
shortages, long lead times?</DIV>
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<DIV>Funny, because although Off grid has remained relatively slow compared to
the crazy GT market, its also been very steady.</DIV>
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