Canadian Solar has some kind of insurance policy to cover warranty if they go out of biz. Not American made, but that answers one question, I suppose.<div><br></div><div>My attitude about it has been that I wouldn't count on any mfr to support warranty claims. But who really cares if modules eventually cost less than the shipping costs back and forth? With the module cost at less than 25% of the installed cost for most systems today, and labor not being covered for warranty replacements anyway, what is the module warranty really worth?<br>

<br><div id="WISESTAMP_SIG_8528"><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="margin:0 0 8px 0"><p style="margin:0"><span style="color:#808080"><strong>Jason Szumlanski</strong></span></p>

<p style="margin:0"><span style="color:#808080"><em> Fafco Solar<br></em></span><br></p></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marco@pvthawaii.com" target="_blank">marco@pvthawaii.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Losing money like pretty much everyone else.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This topic brings up an important question/issue: which modcos,
if any, are putting money into some kind of escrow account that can’t be
touched in order to cover possible warranty claims years from now?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">

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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Wrenches,<br>
<br>
How strong a company is Solar World?  I've been hearing that their balance
sheet might not be the best.  If they go under, do we loose the
warranty?  <br>
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Is there a strong American made module?  What module from anywhere can be
trusted to be around for the 25 year warranty period?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance,<br>
<br>
Drake <br>
<br>
Drake Chamberlin<br>
<i>Athens Electric LLC<br>
OH License 44810<br>
CO License 3773<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer<br>
<a href="tel:740-448-7328" value="+17404487328" target="_blank">740-448-7328</a><br>
</i><a href="http://athens-electric.com/" target="_blank">http://athens-electric.com/<br>
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