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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello Jason,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Warranty coverage could be a non-issue if
you buy from a company with a warranty escrow account. Still,
call-back costs and finding same-size, same-spec replacement
modules costs do matter. Factor in travel time, labor,
troubleshooting, finding replacement modules, paperwork, phone calls, etc.
to replace 200-watt modules that cost less than $400? Not to mention how
selling bad products and buying from unreliable suppliers affect your
reputation. How many spare modules and inverters can a contractor afford to
stock? The risk is always there because even reputable
manufacturers make bad modules. The pile of bad modules made by reputable
companies keeps growing. Europeans have recently recycled 600 tonnes of
solar modules plus thousands of dead inverters. See <BR><A
href="http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/2373267650/articles/waste-management-world/opinion/2011/08/Solar_PV_Recycling_-_One_Step_Ahead_.html"><FONT
size=3
face="Times New Roman">http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/2373267650/articles/waste-management-world/opinion/2011/08/Solar_PV_Recycling_-_One_Step_Ahead_.html</FONT></A><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>600 tonnes at 40 lbs/module = approx 33,000
modules at 150 watts = approx 5 MW. 5 MW sounds like a lot but is
only 0.03% of the 16 GW installed PV in
Europe. Are wrenches seeing less than 0.03% of the modules they
install ending up in the trash or sent back to the manufacturer?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Yes, Astropower made a good module. Some good
people use to work there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Joel Davidson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Jason@fafcosolar.com href="mailto:Jason@fafcosolar.com">Jason
Szumlanski</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Evergreen goes
down</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Pretty soon I believe warranty
coverage will become a virtual non-issue. At well under $2/watt, does it
matter much anymore? Is there really that much risk of product or performance
failure with most reputable manufacturers?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Yes, I paid $10+/w for
Astropower modules over a decade ago, and warranty definitely mattered at that
time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Anyway… sad to see them go. We
were a big fan for a while.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jason
Szumlanski<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Fafco Solar</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 4pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>boB
Gudgel<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:23 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Evergreen goes
down<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>On 8/18/2011 11:10 AM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote:
<o:p></o:p></P>
<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>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<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>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<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>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR><BR>I'd
beware of newer companies offering say, 50 year warranties
!<BR><BR>Hopefully NOT the new business model
!<BR><BR>boB<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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