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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Bill,<br>
Thanks for the real world confirmation of the Solarworld warranty
covering the Siemens product. I had heard the promise but had not
yet had to experience the real world scenario.<br>
<br>
My compliments for seeing the big picture and also continuing to
support the US manufactured product (and quality workmanship)
rather than join in the race to the bottom. <br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Bill Loesch
Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar
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On 13-Jul-14 8:45 AM, frenergy wrote:<br>
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<div>Well, just to be fair, many Chinese Co.s are propped up by
the Chinese gov't...favorable tax structures, free land, zero
interest loans. Solarworld seems to be somewhat of a target for
failing US manufacturers, however let's not forget the others
here that have failed or may soon thanks to installers not
willing to hang in there for domestic manufacturers. I actually
take a small hit on my mark-up and try my best to sell the
virtues of keeping jobs here, producing PVs with less
environmental impact and keeping dollars in the US, to my
customers. Any wonder where all that $$ comes from that is
propping up the US debt.</div>
<div> As a side note, SW replaced an entire array
(residential) I could not pinpoint a reduction in output in
after troubleshooting for a couple days. Rather remarkable in
itself, the real story though is they were Siemens PVs. THAT is
a warranty....they even paid the freight.</div>
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<div> I've been in this biz for about 20 years and am
competing with a couple new local start-ups and the likes of
Solar Universe and Solar City.... selling USA made PVs.</div>
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<div>Bill Battagin</div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 13, 2014
4:25 AM</div>
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Canadian Solar</div>
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<div>Solarworld is now propped up by Middle East investors
(Quatar) or so I've been told.<br>
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Kirk Herander
<div>VSE</div>
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On Jul 12, 2014, at 6:49 PM, "Marco Mangelsdorf" <<a
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#1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">A not
so large German company that’s been bleeding money for
the past three years and whose stock value is in the
toilet. Caveat emptor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristopher Schmid<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 12, 2014 10:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Canadian Solar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>I have been to the factory, Jerry and was very
impressed. That's why i use them whenever possible. <o:p></o:p></p>
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Shafer" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<p>Solar world is backed by a very large German company
and is investigating expanding the manufacturing foot
print they have, have you been to the factory, If not
you need to go, in some cases you can take your
customer too. They sell low output cells that they
will not use to other manufactures. You never know
with manufactures look at Sharp, I prefer US over SEA<o:p></o:p></p>
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"Kristopher Schmid" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<p>Thanks for the input, folks. My client is very
concerned about warranty disappearing if the company
goes under and was attracted by their third party
warranty. Solarworld is my usual go to module, but
my client was not impressed with their stock
history. Canadian Solar are Chinese? WTF?<o:p></o:p></p>
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are interested in a particular product, any idea
Kris?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">( especially with canadian
solar as usually people think they are
canadian not chinese)<o:p></o:p></p>
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2014 at 2:52 PM, Kristopher Schmid
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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?<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="COLOR: #888888">Shine
On!<br>
<br>
Kris Schmid<br>
Legacy Solar, LLC<br>
864 Clam Falls Trail<br>
Frederic, WI 54837<br>
<a
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<a
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href="tel:715-653-4295" target="_blank">715-653-4295</a><br>
NABCEP Certified PV
Installer<br>
Licensed Wisconsin
Master Electrician<br>
BSEE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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