Modern Solar Technologies Shading Out Silicon Solar Panels

NEW YORK, New York , November 10, 2009 - A silicon solar panel manufacturer has announced plans to close its U.S. plant, another is moving production to China, and a third is downsizing.

[Solarman]

The manufacturing of the cells seems to be economical enough. But assembly is pushing the cost up. How can an American worker compete with an assembly line in China or India where the daily wage is from 5 to 10 dollars? Not 5 to 10 an hour, 5 to 10 dollars a day!