statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “seek,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this filing. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include:
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existing and future responses to and effects of Covid-19;
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future demand for solar energy solutions;
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changes to net metering policies or the reduction, elimination or expiration of government subsidies and economic incentives for on-grid solar energy applications;
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changes in the U.S. trade environment, including the imposition of import tariffs;
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federal, state and local regulations governing the electric utility industry with respect to solar energy;
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the retail price of electricity derived from the utility grid or alternative energy sources;
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interest rates and supply of capital in the global financial markets in general and in the solar market specifically;
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competition, including introductions of power optimizer, inverter and solar PV system monitoring products by our competitors;
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developments in alternative technologies or improvements in distributed solar energy generation;
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historic cyclicality of the solar industry and periodic downturns;
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defects or performance problems in our products;
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our ability to forecast demand for our products accurately and to match production with demand;
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our dependence on ocean transportation to deliver our products in a cost-effective manner;
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our dependence upon a small number of outside contract manufacturers and limited or single source supplier;
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capacity constraints, delivery schedules, manufacturing yields and costs of our contract manufacturers and availability of components;
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delays, disruptions and quality control problems in manufacturing;
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shortages, delays, price changes or cessation of operations or production affecting our suppliers of key components;
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business practices and regulatory compliance of our raw material suppliers;
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performance of distributors and large installers in selling our products;
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our customers’ financial stability, creditworthiness and debt leverage ratio;
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our ability to retain key personnel and attract additional qualified personnel;
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our ability to effectively design, launch, market and sell new generations of our products and services;
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our ability to maintain our brand and to protect and defend our intellectual property;
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our ability to retain, and events affecting, our major customers;
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our ability to manage effectively the growth of our organization and our expansion into new markets;