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On 8/18/2011 11:10 AM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Evergreen Solar, one of the last remaining
independent U.S.
module manufacturers, announced their plan to file for
bankruptcy protection
this week.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Done in by plummeting module pricing no
doubt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sad, sad….<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">marco<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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I'd beware of newer companies offering say, 50 year warranties !<br>
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Hopefully NOT the new business model !<br>
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boB<br>
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