jamesqf -
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
But of course. This is just basic economics: say a US solar panel maker can profitably make & sell at $2/watt, while a Chinese company can make them at $1/watt. Is the Chinese company going to sell them in the US for $1/watt, or for $1.95/watt?
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Egg-zactly, shadow pricing. This is still a big debate with the US Solar Industry, aka whether to source from US or Chinese manufacturers. As usual, the decision is being made for us :
More solar woes: SolarWorld shuts California plant, cuts workforce | SmartPlanet
Maybe some of the closing of the price gap has been a recent tariff :
U.S. Slaps High Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels
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