<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Wrenches</div><div>I spoke to a senior manager at Outback at SPI and they said that there they are an inverter company and regardless of ownership that would not change. At that time it was only a rumor and they may have been down playing the entire idea even after l said that they would be.</div><div>Jerry</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Bill Hennessy <bill@berkssolar.com> </div><div>Date: 11/5/18 1:42 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> </div><div>Subject: [RE-wrenches] Outback sold to PA battery company </div><div><br></div></div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_11967">Hi folks, It looks like Outback (owned by Alpha) has been sold to Enersys, who has been supplying the Outback-branded batteries for years. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_12022"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_12023">Anyone have any info as to how this may affect Outback production or support?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_12097"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_12098"><a class="edited-link-editor enhancr2_0e7022cd-dbc4-29de-cd5e-1e6f3ede9dff" href="https://www.readingeagle.com/money/article/enersys-acquires-alpha-technologies" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_11885">https://www.readingeagle.com/money/article/enersys-acquires-alpha-technologies</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_12103"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_11934"><br></div><div id="enhancr2_0e7022cd-dbc4-29de-cd5e-1e6f3ede9dff" class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card yahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="https://www.readingeagle.com/money/article/enersys-acquires-alpha-technologies" data-type="yenhancr" data-category="article" data-embed-url="" data-size="medium" dir="ltr" contenteditable="false"> <a href="https://www.readingeagle.com/money/article/enersys-acquires-alpha-technologies" style="text-decoration:none !important; color: #000 !important" class="yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <table class="card-wrapper" style="max-width:400px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="400"> <table class="card-info" style="background:#fff;max-width:400px;border:1px solid #e0e4e9;border-bottom:3px solid #000000;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:16px 12px;width:99%;"> <h2 class="card-title" style="margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:16px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;word-break:break-word;">EnerSys acquires Alpha Technologies</h2> <div class="card-description" style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999;word-break:break-word;">Deal will allow Bern Township company to expand product portfolio.</div> </td> <td class="card-share-container"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_11928"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_11760"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_11762"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541453475572_11761">Bill Hennessy<br>Berks Solar, LLC<br>371 Centennial Rd<br>Mertztown, PA 19539<br><br>o 610 682 4300<br>c 484 560 4666<br>NABCEP certified installer<br>PA contractor #44411<br>www.berkssolar.com</div></div></div></body></html>