[
Update:
Shi
recanted
his
remarks,
saying
he
misunderstood
a
reporter's
question.]
Solar
module
prices
are
expected
to
tumble
as
much
as
25%
to
$2.25-$2.30
per
watt
by
year
end
from
$3
in
2008,
according
to
a
Navigant
Consulting
analyst
Paula
Mints’
presentation
last
month
at
InterSolar
North
America.
Suntech
is
planning
a
US
panel
assembly
plant
to
save
on
shipping
costs
and
comply
with
federal
economic
stimulus
rules
that
would
exclude
Chinese-made
goods
from
stimulus-funded
projects,
according
to
a
story
in
the
New
York
Times.
Suntech
America
president
Roger
Efird
told
Recharge…
