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To: gg cox who wrote (173)	12/30/2004 3:42:44 PM
From: gg cox	Respond to of 413

"""The cost is going down as well: GE Solar is aiming, by the end of the decade, to get solar panels down from today's $6 to $8 per watt installed to $3 by improving materials and system designs, says Ali Iz, who heads GE Energy's solar business. Startups, which have been tech innovators for generations, are also applying their knowhow to the energy field. Konarka Technologies plans to make solar panels that will cost less than $1 per watt. It has raised its third round of funding. Konarka's $18 million offering was oversubscribed. "[Energy security] isn't a problem that's going to go away in 30 days," says Konarka CEO Howard Berke. """ Message 20900025