SunPower secures capital for its residential solar lease and storage programs
SunPower strengthened its residential solar lease program, as well as its new solar plus storage program (SunPower Equinox system with SunVault storage) by securing financing commitments from Hannon...
View ArticleSolar carports at Voya Financial’s new facility to offset 32 percent of its...
Voya’s new Chandler, Arizona, facility was built with environmental sustainability in mind, including nine solar carports expected to offset more than 663,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity in its first...
View Article2021 Guide to Residential Solar Installer Partner Programs
A strong residential solar industry is developed, in part, by quality PV system products and the strong brands behind those products. Solar installation contractors who partner with these companies –...
View ArticleSunPower is closing its solar panel manufacturing facility in Oregon
SunPower Corp. is closing its solar panel manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Ore., and cutting the 170 jobs that go with it. SunPower will provide all impacted employees with comprehensive separation...
View ArticleSunPower installs solar system at Philadelphia Flyers training facility
Sabina Louise Pierce – photo) Through an agreement with SunPower, Comcast Spectacor, owner of the Wells Fargo Center arena and the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers, completed the...
View ArticleSunPower expanding Residential Installation program into seven new markets
Freed from its solar panel manufacturing side after splitting from Maxeon, SunPower is looking to significantly expand its SunPower Residential Installation (SPRI) program this year. SunPower plans to...
View ArticleSunPower adds EagleView high-res aerial analytics to solar design app
SunPower has reached a deal with EagleView, a provider of aerial analytics, to combine EagleView’s high-resolution Roof Reports with the new mySunPower Home Survey app, enabling our solar installers...
View ArticleHow Case Western is using AI to study, improve solar PV plant performance
Case Western Reserve University computer scientists and energy technology experts are teaming up to leverage the diagnostic power of artificial intelligence (AI) to make solar-power plants more...
View ArticleMonitoring home solar monitors: SunPower and Sense update their apps, David...
Installing a ton of residential solar doesn’t just “distribute” generation, it distributes the responsibility for managing that generation, and we are just starting to scratch the surface of products...
View ArticleSunPower offering lower APR loans for residential solar + storage systems
SunPower Corp. announced super low Annual Percentage Rate (APR) loans for residential customers looking to buy either the solar-only Equinox system or SunVault battery storage. The company’s new...
View ArticleHES Solar rebrands residential side after hitting SunPower Master Dealer status
HES Solar, established this month in 2001 in San Diego as Home Energy Systems, became HES Solar in 2017 and today the solar installer has upgraded its partnership with SunPower to re-brand the...
View ArticleMaxeon eyes large-scale solar with shingled module line, U.S-based production
Maxeon Solar Technologies announced plans to expand its presence in the large-scale U.S. solar power market by ramping up production of its Performance line of shingled modules — up to 3.6 GW of new...
View ArticleBaltimore County converts two landfills into solar energy via SunPower
SunPower announces plans with Baltimore County, Maryland to cover two closed landfills with solar panels. These projects are expected to generate approximately 30 MW of clean energy, equivalent to the...
View ArticleLG partners with Sense for real-time home energy monitoring
Consumers have little visibility into their day-to-day electricity consumption and how using various appliances can influence their bills. To make things easier, LG Electronics is now collaborating...
View ArticleInside SolarAPP+ and NREL’s pursuit of seamless residential solar permitting
The hazy days of unknown delay times for home solar permitting, inspection and interconnection appear finally may be behind the industry now, thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National...
View ArticleMonitoring home solar monitors: SunPower and Sense update their apps, David...
Installing a ton of residential solar doesn’t just “distribute” generation, it distributes the responsibility for managing that generation, and we are just starting to scratch the surface of products...
View ArticleMaxeon debuts Performance 3 AC solar panel for international markets
Maxeon Solar Technologies extends its AC Energy Solutions portfolio further advancing its “Beyond the Panel” strategy. Maxeon Solar Technologies debuted its new Performance 3 AC panel — the second...
View ArticleWoodside Homes makes SunPower solar + storage a standard feature in new...
As grid shortages and planned blackouts continue to impact Northern California residents, Woodside Homes and SunPower are responding to the soaring demand for more sustainable and reliable energy....
View ArticleSunPower teams with Wallbox to offer EV charger installations
SunPower Corp. is teaming up with Wallbox, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, so that SunPower customers can opt to install a Wallbox home EV charger at the same time as their...
View ArticleSunPower homeowner survey finds more, diverse interest in solar, storage
High profile grid failures, power outages and mounting electricity bills are driving many U.S. homeowners to strongly consider and purchase solar with attached storage, according to a new survey...
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