Tier 1 is a term created by bloomberg with no criteria of quality in the selection process.
Tier 1 solar panels 2020.
What are tier 1 solar panels.
It s confusing for many that some of the world s most renowned solar panel manufacturers aren t on the latest tier 1 solar panels list 2020 q1.
Not to be confused this list named the latest tier 1 solar panels list 2019 is available online.
Latest tier 1 solar panels list 2020 as per last years release the bloomberg module tiering list 2019 is not published by bloomberg new energy finance online.
According to bloomberg a tier one solar manufacturer is nothing more than a company that has provided their panels for 6 large scale solar projects larger than 1 5mw that have been financed by 6 different banks.
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Only tier 1 solar panel manufacturers exist.
Notable absentees and manufacturer s with an outstanding quality reputation missing from q1 listed at the bottom of this post.
The official origin of the phrase tier 1 solar panels comes from bloomberg new energy finance.
My apologies if i missed anyone off this list.
The answer may come as a bit of a shock.
Thomas edison may 22 2020 11 shopping for a solar panel by manufacture alone is quite like shopping for a car by the manufacturer alone.
Bloomberg does not audit manufacturing facilities or product.
Solar panel manufacturers that claim to be tier 1 include.
Therefore the tier 1 list of solar panel manufacturers changes quarterly.
Typically tier 1 solar panels are 10 30 more expensive than tier 2 and tier 3 solar panels.
The group first developed the tiered system for pv modules to create a transparent differentiation among the many solar manufacturers so financial institutions could easily determine which brands were bankable.
But what is a tier one panel and what are the criteria for a panel to qualify as tier one.
Tier 1 in a nutshell.
Latest tier 1 solar panels list 2020 q1 q2 update.
See our article solar panel bankability and the tier 1 list.