SOLON extends the Performance Guarantee for all Solar Modules

SOLON extends the Performance Guarantee for all Solar Modules
Berlin, Germany March 3, 2010

SOLON SE remains true to its quality strategy and extends the guarantee conditions for solar modules retroactively as of March 1, 2010. The SOLON performance guarantee lays out a five-stage guarantee service over 25 years, instead of the typical two-stage guarantee offered on the market. SOLON thus guarantees an output capacity of 95 percent for the first five years after the purchase of a solar module, 90 percent for ten years, 87 percent for 15 years, 83% for 20 years, and 80% for 25 years. Consequently a SOLON customer has a claim to a guaranteed average output capacity of 87 percent for each module based on a service life of 25 years. These figures refer to the relevant minimum power output listed in the module data sheet.

The new SOLON guarantee service, which applies to all solar modules purchased on or after March 1, 2010, surpasses by far the standard service guarantees typically found on the market. The customer is ensured of an additional yield of 3.6 percent over 25 years, which is guaranteed by SOLON, compared to the previous arrangement. This measure considerably increases the efficiency and ability to plan for photovoltaic system operators and truly underlines SOLON's pledge to offer premium quality. In addition, any complaints about instances of decreased system output can be registered more quickly and in turn processed more conveniently through the guarantee service.

"Higher ROIs and greater yields - those are two advantages of the extended performance guarantee," summarizes Stefan Säuberlich, CEO of SOLON SE. "SOLON products have a proven track record of premium quality and reliability. Our customers can benefit from the extended performance guarantee now more than ever." The greater the output of the solar modules over the entire service life of a system, the more attractive the ROIs of the solar energy system or solar power plant.

SOLON SE is one of the largest solar module manufacturers in Europe and suppliers of solar system technology for large-scale roof-mounted and ground-mounted systems. The SOLON group is represented by subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and the USA and employs around 900 people globally. SOLON's core business is the production of solar modules and photovoltaic systems, and the project planning and construction of large-scale roof-mounted systems and turnkey solar power plants around the world.

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