Hinderaker (waxing delusional on a Sunday) sees a vast Chinese plot to control the USA, via… wait for it!… solar panel deliveries.
Yes. That’s what his latest crazy conspiracy theory holds: Xi is going to secretly limit our own use of solar panels we’ve bought and installed, via a (non-existent) chip-set that gives him control over the amount of electricity we can harvest from them. Or something.
Ri-i-i-i-i-i-ght.
Whatever. Here are some facts: there are many non-China based, and quite a few actual US and Canadian manufacturers of solar panels (if you are worried about John’s jingoistic paranoia) [I might ask… why would China destroy stuff it already sold to us under 25 year warranties — but I’m just kinda’ nutty that way]:
CertainTeed, San Jose, CA, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 10 years
Crossroads Solar, South Bend, IN, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 10 years
First Solar, Perrysburg/Lake Township, OH, Tech.: Thin film; Warranty: 12 years
GAF Energy, San Jose, CA, Tech.: Shingle; Warranty: 25 years
Q CELLS South Korea, Dalton, GA, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 25 years
Heliene Canada, Mountain Iron, MN, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 15 years
Merlin Solar, San Jose, CA, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 25 years
Mission Solar, San Antonio, TX, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 25 years
Next Energy Alliance, Riverside, CA, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 10 years
Silfab Solar Canada, Bellingham, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 25 years
Solaria, Fremont, CA, Tech.: Monocrystalline; Warranty: 25 years
Tesla, Buffalo, NY, Tech.: Monocrystalline and Shingle; Warranty: 25 years
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