A lot of good panels are made in China. It's not that you have to watch, It's the chinese panels you have never heard of before that are made to be a commodity that can be sold but how long they last or well they perform is virtualy irrelevant as long as the price is right.
There are only a handfull of panels that aren't made in china but as long as they are Name brands and been around a while like the one you had, That's OK.
I think it is "Sunpower" panels that are supposedly one of the very best ( and exy) along with LG that are made in china. LG is considered the ultimate by a lot of installers but I have seen a good amount of pictures of the junket OS Holidays LG takes them on so I'm not surprised they get recommended. They are a good panel but for the price they would want to be. Not to say they aren't without flaws and certain parts of their warranty and exclusions seem very Sus to me.
A lot of their recommendation as well is because they have 25 yr Warranty but as I have pointed out, that really doesn't mean a lot in the real world.
It's not the panels you have to be as fussy about as the inverters.
Bookmarks