After 1.5+ years of use, the CIGS solar panels are still holding up well and producing excellent results in our frequently shaded environment, with only one small concern that I’m keeping an eye on.

Well, it happened. I almost burned down the boat. How? With the same terrible shore power plug that most all of us are using.

Let's dig into the truth to the 75-80% power reduction claims for Energy Recovery Watermakers, review some comparison data, chat with the inventors, and discuss who I think an ER watermaker (and it's hefty budget) makes sense for.

After dealing with the rapid degradation of our latest SunPower flexible panels, we decided to try something different—CIGS Panels