SunPower just announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide SunPower T5 Solar Roof Tiles to generate up to 200 megawatts of solar energy. With this contract, SunPower will provide 80 percent of the energy needed for Southern California Edison’s solar PV installation program, in which the company plans to install, own and operate 250 megawatts of solar generating capacity over the next 5 years.
In a press release, Howard Wenger, president of SunPower’s utilities and power plant business group, commented on the project:
“The SCE program reflects the growing value of advanced solar panel technology as a reliable, cost-effective energy resource that can be installed quickly, anywhere and at any scale. SunPower applauds SCE’s commitment to rooftop solar development, which is unprecedented in the utility industry.”