<div dir="auto"><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 21, 2017 4:29 PM, "Ken Schaal" <<a href="mailto:cwsolar1@gmail.com">cwsolar1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">This where i rely on my distributor , and don't buy bottom dollar.</div><div class="elided-text"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 21, 2017 4:22 PM, "William Dorsett" <<a href="mailto:wmdorsett@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">wmdorsett@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">We began buying Canadian Solar thinking that their third party insurance<br>
would cover when other module manufacturers were going belly up i.e.<br>
SunTech. We thought this meant that their factories would at least meet<br>
certain CS licensing requirements. But with module prices dropping to very<br>
low points you have to believe there is a lower expectation of quality. So<br>
at this point, the question might be whether the insurer (the Chubb Group)<br>
is willing to cover CS modules because they are especially reliable, or<br>
whether CS or its third party manufacturers will be tempted to lower their<br>
expectations because they are covered. Apparently BoViet is producing at<br>
least some of their product line and there must be tension between the<br>
branding company and the insurer. They may be good and I've seen advertising<br>
where BoViet is willing to insurer their modules for one year...not long for<br>
a 25 to 30 year product. Third party insurance may have become more common<br>
in the industry but at the time of our decision, it was only CS. I think it<br>
is especially important to keep updated on this with new low prices.<br>
<br>
Bill Dorsett<br>
Manhattan, KS<br>
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Behalf Of Garrison Riegel<br>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9:45 AM<br>
To: RE-wrenches<br>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] PV ratings<br>
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It's not exactly what you're asking for, but Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition<br>
ranks module manufacturers by social and environmental responsibility, which<br>
I appreciate.  You can find results from 2009 through 2015 on their website,<br>
and 2016 is coming soon.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.solarscorecard.com/2015/2015-scorecard.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.solarscorecard.com/<wbr>2015/2015-scorecard.php</a><br>
<br>
I haven't seen a performance comparison in a few years.  You can find the<br>
Photon module yield tests up until 2014 online, but even those were limited<br>
to sometimes one model from a manufacturer which did not necessarily<br>
represent the available technology.<br>
<br>
Garrison<br>
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Garrison Riegel<br>
PV Manager | Solar Service Inc<br>
[p] <a href="tel:847-677-0950" value="+18476770950" target="_blank">847-677-0950</a> | <a href="mailto:garrison@solarserviceinc.com" target="_blank">garrison@solarserviceinc.com</a><br>
<br>
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional(tm)<br>
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Behalf Of Ron Young<br>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 2:30 AM<br>
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] PV ratings<br>
<br>
Hi Wrenches, anyone have a link to a recent study on PV ratings, solar panel<br>
performance type data? Something within the last two years? Many thanks!<br>
<br>
Ron Young<br>
earthRight Solar<br>
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