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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced today that it has signed a power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for delivery of the 100-megawatt (AC) Henrietta Solar Project in Kings County, Calif. The project is expected to create approximately 200 jobs during construction and inject $72.7 million into the local economy. "We are very pleased to be working again with PG&E to deliver cost-competitive solar power...
WATSONVILLE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Watsonville Coast Produce is excited to announce the completion of a 739.2kW solar power system on their agricultural distribution facility in Watsonville, CA. The Solar Company is proud to have assisted Watsonville Coast Produce in achieving a more sustainable business through renewable energy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120827/SF63004) Located in one of the most fertile areas of California, Watsonville Coast...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) today announced financial results for its 2012 second quarter ended July 1, 2012. ($ Millions except per- share data) 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 2012 2012 2011 --- ---- ---- ---- GAAP revenue $595.9 (1)...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) today announced new commitments from Citi (NYSE: C) and Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) that will provide financing to support approximately $325 million of residential solar lease projects. SunPower will use the funds to supplement its successful SunPower® Lease program to U.S. residential customers, expanding the financing options available to homeowners interested in high-efficiency SunPower solar power...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) is introducing its SunPower Solar Science Academy to more than 140 students from six K-12 school districts in California and Arizona. Each week-long program features solar-focused curriculum with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), blending lectures and field trips with problem-solving discussions and practical applications of knowledge. (Photo:...
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) will announce its second-quarter financial results on a conference call Wednesday, August 8 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The call-in number is 517-623-4618, passcode SunPower. The call will be webcast and can be accessed from SunPower's website at http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/events.cfm. The earnings press release and supplemental financial information will be made available on the SunPower website...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, today unveiled its full conference line-up. The conference returns to San Francisco July 9 - 12, and marks its fifth year in the heart of the largest solar market in the United States. San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee will deliver remarks...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Luminalt Energy Corporation's CEO Jeanine Cotter is featured in the July issue of Money magazine. The article describes Cotter's transition from corporate lawyer at Silicon Valley-based Intuit to starting her own solar installation company in 2004. Cotter says, "Just looking at the rising cost of energy and the concern over global warming, I saw an opportunity." Money photographed Cotter at the Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center for...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 25,( )2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics today announced that its solar solution brand, BenQ Solar, has obtained Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories' certification and has become one of the few foreign companies worldwide officially awarded JET certification. BenQ Solar has been actively developing the Japanese solar market. Besides gaining JET certification, in order to fulfill specific local needs in Japan, BenQ...
NAPOLEON, Ohio, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB), BNB Renewable Energy Holdings, Enfinity America Corporation, FirstEnergy Solutions and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) will today celebrate the completion of a 9.8-megawatt (MW) solar power system at Campbell's manufacturing facility in Napoleon, Ohio. More than 200 jobs were created during construction of the system, which is now generating the equivalent of 15 percent of the facility's annual electricity...
