It is more than the tariff. I think it is reality! --Dave http://buffalonews.com/2017/11/06/robinson-at-teslas-solar-panel-factory-a-new-reality-sets-in/
Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 > Have to remember that the module prices may go up but the BOS equipment > and > labor will stay roughly the same. So the increase is only on part of the > project cost. The tax credit is on the whole project. Of course being a > SW fan, I just hope SolarWorld can keep up with demand. > > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:49 AM, Tom Lane <t...@ecs-solar.com> wrote: > >> The reports or news I have heard is THAT PRICES will go up for >> residential and small commercial projects by at least 10 cents minimum >> per >> watt and maybe even higher wiping out the 30% credit , but not much for >> large utilities projects . Paula Mints in her videos predicting analysts >> is >> almost always I ll spot on . I wonder if the tariff which is now going >> to >> Trumps desk will be backdated to apply to major importers and even >> distribution stock ? My suggestion if you have available cash to buy >> all >> the modules you can from companies on the Stock Market like Hyundai , LG >> , >> Panasonic , etc that have more than one iron in the fire . If there is a >> minimum price tariff of .78 cents a watt on imported cells and modules >> it >> will be bloody like 1986 ! At the end of the year you need to buy all >> the >> inventory you can anyway for tax purposes. The President is off in Asia >> but >> will probably sign off on ??? after he gets back before December. Any >> real >> ideas on how this will effect pricing as to modules already in the >> supply >> chain down to the disruption to distributors would be nice to know off >> from other products that this happened to effect I.E.an example. At this >> time of year due to taxes you can hardly lose by buying modules, because >> from what I see only SolarWorld may not be effected . No one seems to >> know >> but THE PRICES are going up to residential customers and small >> commercial >> including those 12 and 24 volt modules that almost all come 99% from >> overseas . Hope it is a small headwind and not a cyclone to push against >> but it was s obvious that SEIA lost this battle to stop the price >> increase >> . Real important is to act before the tariff can effect your future >> customers. Gator Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches. >> org/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: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
