Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a glass substrate that is patterned and may be at least partially ground down at edge portion(s) thereof, for use as a light incident glass substrate in electronic devices such as photovoltaic devices or the like. In certain example embodiments, the glass may be a low-iron type glass which may be highly oxidized thereby permitting the glass to realize a combination of high visible transmission (Lta or T.sub.vis), high infrared (IR) transmission, and/or high total solar (TS) transmission. In certain example embodiments, edge portion(s) of the patterned side of the glass may be ground down so that a seal may be more securely and/or efficiently attached to device so as to at least partially encapsulate at least part of the electronic device including the front glass substrate thereof.