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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>One small point and well acknowledged on this issue is that
we are starting with a product that only produces at 14-18% [up to19%] efficiencies
to begin with. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>A 5%loss is to an average of 16% efficiencies as 31.25% loss is
to100% efficiency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Till PV modules hit 50-75% efficiency in conversion, I think
we have a responsibility to our customers to give them every watt they are
paying for. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Weather it is in the DC side , AC side or both it is a
cost of doing business. Our job, as I see It, is to keep that cost and loss to a
minimum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Maybe the 600volt limit is too restrictive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>I propose that we need from a NEC point of view, is to look at
800 or 900VDC limits VS the current 600VDC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Thanks, Dana Orzel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Great Solar Works, Inc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>web - www.solarwork.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>E - dana@solarwork.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>V - 970.626.5253<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>F - 970.626.4140<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>C - 970.209.4076<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>"We have been slow to give up on the myth of the Earth's
generosity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Rather grandly, we have overdrawn our accounts."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Barbara Kingsolver - Water is life.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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