On Feb 21, 2017 4:29 PM, "Ken Schaal" <[email protected]> wrote:
This where i rely on my distributor , and don't buy bottom dollar. On Feb 21, 2017 4:22 PM, "William Dorsett" <[email protected]> wrote: > We began buying Canadian Solar thinking that their third party insurance > would cover when other module manufacturers were going belly up i.e. > SunTech. We thought this meant that their factories would at least meet > certain CS licensing requirements. But with module prices dropping to very > low points you have to believe there is a lower expectation of quality. So > at this point, the question might be whether the insurer (the Chubb Group) > is willing to cover CS modules because they are especially reliable, or > whether CS or its third party manufacturers will be tempted to lower their > expectations because they are covered. Apparently BoViet is producing at > least some of their product line and there must be tension between the > branding company and the insurer. They may be good and I've seen > advertising > where BoViet is willing to insurer their modules for one year...not long > for > a 25 to 30 year product. Third party insurance may have become more common > in the industry but at the time of our decision, it was only CS. I think it > is especially important to keep updated on this with new low prices. > > Bill Dorsett > Manhattan, KS > > -----Original Message----- > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Garrison Riegel > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9:45 AM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] PV ratings > > It's not exactly what you're asking for, but Silicon Valley Toxics > Coalition > ranks module manufacturers by social and environmental responsibility, > which > I appreciate. You can find results from 2009 through 2015 on their > website, > and 2016 is coming soon. > > http://www.solarscorecard.com/2015/2015-scorecard.php > > I haven't seen a performance comparison in a few years. You can find the > Photon module yield tests up until 2014 online, but even those were limited > to sometimes one model from a manufacturer which did not necessarily > represent the available technology. > > Garrison > > Garrison Riegel > PV Manager | Solar Service Inc > [p] 847-677-0950 | [email protected] > > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional(tm) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ron Young > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 2:30 AM > To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > Subject: [RE-wrenches] PV ratings > > Hi Wrenches, anyone have a link to a recent study on PV ratings, solar > panel > performance type data? Something within the last two years? Many thanks! > > Ron Young > earthRight Solar > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > g/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > g/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > g/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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