2017 Has Been a Year of Surprises in Solar Energy
If you go back and look at the beginning of 2017, it seemed like the year would be terrible for solar companies. It was so bad that SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced layoffs and the shutdown of a large manufacturing plant, and First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) decided to skip straight from Series 4 to Series 6 modules.
What happened instead was a record year for solar energy globally. Even in the U.S., there's high demand for solar panels as installers stockpile solar modules ahead of potential import tariffs. The great year surprised nearly everyone.
Image source: SunPower.
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