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USA Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity Soared 71% in Q1 2024

cleantechnica.com

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That's manufacturing of solar modules, specifically. Is it safe to assume that most of them are made from Chinese solar cells?

Not at all safe to assume that.

https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-7

Glass goes in, module comes out…at an astounding rate of production.

Looked into solar, annualized return around 4.5% after inflation reduction act incentives. Also hurts to have child tax credits count first if you have a few kids as the feds won’t reimburse if you go below zero too much.

Still makes sense to pay off the mortgage.

I am assuming you are in the US. Is the low return on solar due to high installation costs, particularly labor? At least in Texas, this is the reason commonly given by people. My friend installed it all by himself. He has a large yard with limited tree cover so he didn't have to install it on the roof. He told me he saved thousands even after accounting for his time.

Yes, also our state doesn’t force utilities to pay you market rate for the power generated in excess.

whose the best supplier of calculator panels? do they grow on trees yet?

Big Oil Companies like BP make good 30 year panels.

How ironic.

Weirdly the "Quality" companies that might be around in 30 years are getting out of the business. BP and Panasonic come to mind.

Here is the list of current Tier One producers.

https://pswenergy.com.au/tier-1-solar-panels/

Can you imagine a company named "Jinko" being around in 30 years to service the warranty?

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/business/manufacturing/20...

small and dense like a deleted leaf emoji blowing in the wind

my tree emoji was censored :

Good.

This isn't iMessage.

(It's usually annoying/saving nobody any time or effort there, as well.)

whats iMessage?

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You're doing what the power is encouraging, though?

There's emoji ⌚ police?

Who are the manufacturers?

Some shell companies setup to collect government green bucks.

We all know this article is full of crap.

What state is the leading producer?

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