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EXHIBIT B SELLER'S LIMITED MODULE WARRANTY Seller provides the Warranties set forth herein to Buyer and its permitted successors and assigns with respect to the Modules, subject to the terms and conditions herein ("Limited Warranty"). Section references set forth herein refer to this Exhibit B (Seller's Limited Module Warranty) unless otherwise specified. 1. WARRANTY START DATE. Seller provides the Warranties set forth herein for each Module commencing upon the delivery of such Module to the original purchaser thereof ("Warranty Start Date"). 2. LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY. Beginning on the Warranty Start Date and terminating on that date which is one hundred and twenty (120) months thereafter, Seller warrants that the Modules and their respective DC connectors and cables, if any, shall be free from material defects in design, materials and workmanship that affect the performance of the Module ("Limited Product Warranty"). Material defects shall not include normal wear and tear. 3. LIMITED POWER WARRANTY. Seller warrants that the Degradation Rate shall not exceed the following for the periods identified following the Warranty Start Date: (a) for mono -crystalline Modules: (i) 3.0% in the first year; (ii) 0.7% each year thereafter until that date which Is twenty-five (25) years following the Warranty Start Date, at which time the Actual Power Output shall be not less than 80.2% of the Nominal Power Output; and (b) for poly -crystalline Modules: (i) 2.5% in the first year; (H) 0.7% each year thereafter until that date which is twenty-five (25) years following the Warranty Start Date, at which time the Actual Power Output shall be not less than 80.7% of the Nominal Power Output ("Limited Power Warranty"). 4. POWER DEFINITIONS. "Nominal Power Output (POo)" means the original manufactured nameplate specification of the Module, expressed in Watts, as certified by Seller and indicated on the Module, excluding any specified positive tolerance. "Actual Power Output (P0t)" means the power output of the Module, expressed in Watts, at Watt peak that a Module generates at a given point in time in a year after the Warranty Start Date (t) in its 'Maximum Power Point' under Standard Test Conditions, corrected for any measurement error ("STC"). STC are as follows, measured In accordance with IEC 61215: (a) light spectrum of AM 1.5; (b) an irradiation of 1000W per mz; and (c) a cell temperature of 25 degrees centigrade at right angle irradiation. The "Degradation Rate (DR)" shall be any positive amount calculated in accordance with the following formula, expressed as a percent: DR =1.00 — ((PO,) / (Poo)] Execution Version 5. CLAIMS. Buyer shall bear the burden of establishing a breach of the Warranties hereunder. If Buyer believes there has been a breach of the Limited Product Warranty or Limited Power Warranty (collectively, "Warranties"), then Buyer shall promptly, and not later than thirty (30) days after knowledge thereof, provide notice to Seller setting forth the following information related to the claim: (a) parry making claim; (b) detailed description; (c) evidence, Including photographs and data; (d) relevant serial numbers; (e) Warranty Start Date; (f) Module type; (g) physical address; (h) any additional evidence reasonably requested by Seller; and (i) upon request from Seller, the actual Module(s) allegedly causing the breach. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller shall be entitled, in Seller's sole discretion upon written notice to Buyer, to require that any breach of the Warranties alleged by Buyer be reviewed by TUV Rheinland, TUV SLID or other neutral third party testing laboratory selected by Sellerand approved by Buyer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ("Independent Testing Lab"). The power measurement tolerance of any testing equipment utilized by any Independent Testing Lab in performing tests required by this Section 5 shall be disclosed in writing to both Parties prior to performance of any such tests and shall be reflected in any final test results provided by the Independent Testing Lab. The determination by an Independent Testing Lab as to whether a breach has occurred shall be final and conclusive with respect to the matters covered by such determination. Seller shall be responsible for all costs incurred by it in connection with the shipment by Buyer of a Module pursuant to Section 5(i) hereto and any Independent Testing Lab's services provided pursuant to this Section 5, including shipping, testing services, storage, insurance and any Module destruction incidental thereto; provided, however, Buyer shall promptly upon receipt of notice indemnify Sellerfor all such costs on a dollar -for -dollar basis in the event the Independent Testing Lab is unable to confirm a breach of the Warranties or Buyer is otherwise unable to establish a breach of the Warranties. 6. REMEDIES. In Sellers sole discretion, Seller shall repair, replace or provide additional modules compensating for the related power loss for any Module which causes a breach of the Warranties. Additional, repaired or replacement Modules shall be delivered to the same destination and on the same INCOTERMS 2010 delivery basis that the original Module causing breach of the Warranties was delivered underthe purchase agreement to which this Limited Warranty applies. Replaced Modules received by Seller pursuant to Section 5 shall be the sole property of Seller. Seller shall be solely responsible for all shipping costs incurred performing its additional supply, repair or replacement obligations under this Section 6. Additional or replacement Modules shall be of the same type and physical form as the original Module, electrically compatible with the original Module, and have an electrical output of not less than the warranted power output of the