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Solar Troubles in Asia

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published April 17, 2013 at 10:01 AM HST

Hawaii gets a greater percentage of its electricity from solar power than any other state.That’s according to the annual report of the trade group the Solar Energy Industries Association. But some solar suppliers in Asia are facing a new round of trouble. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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