Can Q Crack the US Solar Panel Market? I continue believing that if Q is to step into the big leagues, it will in large part be because they find a way to tap into the US commercial business markets (large retail companies, power generating companies, public buildings, etc). I see this California certification as being critical to that process. The US, just as the EU, make it difficult for Chinese solar panels to be marketed in the US (by way of massive tariff restrictions). This certification goes a long way towards bridging that gap and it would also open the door to using Q's process to manufacture in the US. I am unclear as to how long it will take to get that certification in California, but I can't see it taking less than two or three months. Hopefully by February we will have some news in that regard. I believe that news could be what will propel Q out of obscurity, because hopefully it would be followed with news of some major contracts in the US.
You may find the following article written yesterday of interest. I also post some of the general comments from that article that caught my attention.
https://www.solardaily.com/reports/US_solar_sector_small_but_growing_999.html
Analysts expect a phenomenal growth for renewable solar power over the next two decades, after huge gains in the past two years: 60 percent growth in 2012 and 30 percent on top of that this year.
Another 30 percent comes from businesses that have large buildings and massive rooftops where installing solar systems for their own power makes sense. This includes companies like retail giant Walmart, and Google, which puts the panels on top of its huge data centers.