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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Haven’t made a decision yet.
Met with reps of both companies at Intersolar in S.F. a couple of weeks ago and
am having a sample of each shipped to me for further evaluation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I was a big Schott Solar fan.
But they no mo as far as module manufacturing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>marco</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi Marco,<br>
<br>
Kudos for your decision to "Buy American". I hope the "Made in
USA" is legit and not some dumbed down, politically correct, bureaucratic,
legal speak.<br>
Care to provide any insight as to your decision?<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
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<pre>Bill Loesch<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>314 631 1094<o:p></o:p></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal>On 22-Jul-12 11:48 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’m going to make a choice between two U.S. module
manufacturers—Helios out of Wisconsin and 1SolTech out of Texas—for one of the
module brands that I’m going to carry.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Any of you have experience with either one that you’d care
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>marco<o:p></o:p></p>
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