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Old 04-03-2012, 10:19 AM
 
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So much for the great German Solar subsidy program.

Oh wait this makes Solyndra look like a childs game.

World's Largest Solar Plant, With Second Largest Ever Department of Energy Loan Guarantee, Files For Bankruptcy | ZeroHedge
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Old 04-03-2012, 10:24 AM
 
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We have been given false HOPE and short CHANGEd
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Old 04-03-2012, 10:30 AM
 
Location: NC
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So much for the great German Solar subsidy program.

Oh wait this makes Solyndra look like a childs game.

World's Largest Solar Plant, With Second Largest Ever Department of Energy Loan Guarantee, Files For Bankruptcy | ZeroHedge
Company =/= Plant.

Still, a casualty of the current solar technology shake out.

As a former solar investor, I can tell you this, this has more to do with China dumping solar panels then DOE making bad loans. Chinese are brutalizing that market, and when it shakes out, probably will control a majority of it.

China is the real problem in this story, and everyone is ignoring them (except Trump I'm sure).

http://www.cnbc.com/id/46144165/US_Rivals_Accuse_China_of_Dumping_Solar_Panels (broken link)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...e-solar-panels
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Old 04-03-2012, 10:37 AM
 
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Company =/= Plant.

Still, a casualty of the current solar technology shake out.

As a former solar investor, I can tell you this, this has more to do with China dumping solar panels then DOE making bad loans. Chinese are brutalizing that market, and when it shakes out, probably will control a majority of it.

China is the real problem in this story, and everyone is ignoring them (except Trump I'm sure).
If you read the entire story you'll find that in this instance Company=Plant.

Yes the Chinese are eating the world's lunch on this because they allow them.
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Old 04-03-2012, 10:44 AM
 
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If you read the entire story you'll find that in this instance Company=Plant.

Yes the Chinese are eating the world's lunch on this because they allow them.
I'll clarify what I meant: this is one of the largest plants but is not the largest solar company. Suntech and First Solar are.
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Old 04-03-2012, 10:52 AM
 
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I'll clarify what I meant: this is one of the largest plants but is not the largest solar company. Suntech and First Solar are.
I understand what you meant.
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Old 04-03-2012, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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If you read the entire story you'll find that in this instance Company=Plant.

Yes the Chinese are eating the world's lunch on this because they allow them.
The Chinese don't appear to need anybody's permission... they're being proactive and progressive. While an American continues to think "oil".
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Old 04-03-2012, 11:03 AM
 
Location: Palo Alto
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Next time you need a solar panel buy American. They are only five times more expensive.
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Old 04-03-2012, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Next time you need a solar panel buy American. They are only five times more expensive.
How much longer do they last?
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Old 04-03-2012, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Youngstown, Oh.
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Next time you need a solar panel buy American. They are only five times more expensive.
I wonder what the price difference would be if:
- the Chinese didn't work for slave wages?
- the Chinese weren't giving away huge subsidies, to corner the market?
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