Over Supply of Solar Panels?

[JackCrane]

With the craze of solar energy models being implemented in major construction projects, do you think this will lead to a huge surplus in solar panels? Each day on the road, I see solar energy trucks that I have never seen before like the storm chasers you see after a hurricane. I am curious if anyone else is noticing the over saturation of solar companies. I predict these systems will start to drop in price so I am not complaining!

-Jack

[shaungenghis]

1st post for me but: Yes and Yes. This is an old post I realize and happened before SolarCity bankruptcy but it still seems there are a lot of panels available for sale out there and still a lot of installers out there. They are not cheap to me though.

[JimMac]

I think Chinese manufacturers are flooding many markets with excess production...had a hard landing in GDP revisions last year, and there's a lot of scrambling to liquidate stuff & show cashflow to appease the banks.

[jackfowler]

Solar panel growth could lead to a cut back in feed-in tarrifs due to oversupply issues during low demand periods reports The Guardian.

[DannyPhilips]

It seems to me that this is a normal trend - it is inevitable that solar panels will enter our lives more and more!

[leLemur]

That's a good thing. Was browsing for one in my local area and I was surprised how much it dropped from 5 years ago

[ehsx]

I might consider the dual purpose solar panels if by a US mfg. Looks like >90% are chinese made.

[justnvm]

It is inevitable that solar panels will enter our lives more and more!