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The Recovery Act specifies that Buy America provisions are applicable to “Division A” programs of the ARRA. The cash grant, according to a resource made available to SEIA members, is a “Division B” program.<BR>
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On 7/31/09 6:50 PM, "Marco Mangelsdorf" <<a href="marco@pvthawaii.com">marco@pvthawaii.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>In order to get the 30 percent federal grant rather than the 30 percent ITC, is there any requirement that the equipment used be American made?<BR>
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marco<BR>
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