Hmmmm. Who to believe? Ken Salazar, or the market?

SMA Solar turns sour on PV with cuts to forecast and jobs

"SMA Solar – the world’s leading supplier of PV inverters – has cut its full-year earnings guidance, slashed 1,000 temporary jobs and given a downbeat view of the sector's prospects for 2012. "

"Inverters are seen as one of the most profitable segments of the PV value chain, alongside polysilicon. "