<div dir="ltr"><br><div>Canadian Solar comes in around the middle of the pack in the <a href="http://www.principalsolarinstitute.org/uploads/custom/3/psi_ratings_by_manufacturer.php">Principal Solar Institute's Manufacturer Ratings</a>. Is anyone familiar with these rankings? There is some basic info under <a href="http://www.principalsolarinstitute.org/uploads/custom/3/psi_home.php" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(44,119,187);text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Learn more about the PSI Ratings and how to use them</a>, but not much detail about how the tests are performed that I can see.<div dir="ltr">
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</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Benn Kilburn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:benn@skyfireenergy.com" target="_blank">benn@skyfireenergy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">
Kirk,</div><div style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">Yes they are.</div><div>
<font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.canadiansolar.com/about_us.aspx?id=1" target="_blank">http://www.canadiansolar.com/about_us.aspx?id=1</a></font><br></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">As i mentioned a few emails ago on this thread, several top PV BOS manufacturers are manufacturing products in Canada, so that said products may be used at least in Ontario, to satisfy Ontario's feed-in tariff's domestic content requirement.</font></div>
<div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">I'm in Alberta and from time to time customers do request products made in Canada as opposed to overseas. Some are willing to pay the extra cost, some are not. </font></div>
</div><div class=""><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Kirk Herander <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kirk@vtsolar.com" target="_blank">kirk@vtsolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Has Canadian Solar started manufacturing in Canada yet?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Kirk Herander<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">VT Solar, LLC <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Proven PV provider since 1991<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://www.vermontsolarnow.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.vermontsolarnow.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">dba Vermont Solar Engineering<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">NABCEP<sup>TM </sup>Inaugural Certificant<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Dorsett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 13, 2014 10:50 AM</span></p><div><div><br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Canadian Solar<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p></div></div><div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I read maybe on Solar Pro or HomePower ‘s module annual update that it was through the Chub Group instead of Prudential….don’t have the details but use Canadian Solar so far with no regrets.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Bill Dorsett<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Sunwrights<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223);border-top-width:1pt;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> RE-wrenches <a href="mailto:[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]" target="_blank">[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Mason<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 13, 2014 8:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Canadian Solar<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">We use CanadianSolar modules exclusively, and we are considered a distributor. <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal">CanadianSolar is one of the largest manufacturers, and offer a real warranty insured by Prudential. The warranty is what attracts me to the product.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">
<u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Kristopher Schmid <<a href="mailto:solman@legacysolar.com" target="_blank">solman@legacysolar.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div>
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Hi All,<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">I have a client interested in using Canadian Solar modules. Anyone that can share their experience with them good, bad, or otherwise would be greatly appreciated. Also, a recommended distributor?<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Kris<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br clear="all"><span><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br>
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