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Perhaps it is not able to manage this difference between demand and offer, comparing to other markets that do this better.<br \/>\nThanks to this incapacity over the last period last minute purchases of PV components were always a chance to improve margins on sales because price were getting lower.<\/p>\n<p>Today is not like that:\u00a0<strong>shortage and price growth<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>can complicate and make<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>more expensive the source of material over the next few months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>And so what to do?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>planning, considering tha shortage could last for a long period<\/li>\n<li>rely on reliable suppliers, that thanks to their experience and stock can face next market evolutions<\/li>\n<li>keep into consideration that this shortage is not related to a specific product or a specific country, but involves the global market and PV modules, inverters and battery systems.<\/li>\n<li>appreciate and share this information, make the\u00a0<strong>end customers\u00a0<\/strong>understand that a quick decision can reserve interesting opportunities<\/li>\n<li><strong>be quicker<\/strong>: be the first one to get the best offers from a reliable supplier allows to get better conditions, to avoid uncertainty and to focus your efforts on sales than on purchases<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>VP Solar, since 1999 specialized European distributor for PV and energy systems, reserves their customers effective solutions also in this critical stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contact us on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:commerciale@vpsolar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sales@vpsolar.com<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0 0423.632710<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over these months, the worldwide\u00a0shortage\u00a0of photovoltaics market has been increasing very sharply. 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