We have been overwhelmed by the level of excitement around SunPower’s partnership with Ford to provide a special solar system package which will offset the electricity used to charge Ford Focus Electric vehicles. The program is called "Drive Green for Life" and is an auto industry first. When you buy a Ford Focus Electric vehicle, at the same time, you can also buy a high efficiency SunPower rooftop solar panel system designed to provide Ford Focus Electric vehicle customers the ability to generate enough renewable energy to offset the electricity they would use to charge their vehicles. Drive Green for Life offers you a 2.5 kW SunPower solar system for a discounted price of $10,000, not including other rebates and incentives. This partnership provides a greener and cleaner way to generate electricity. Now, you can drive a car powered by the sun. You truly can drive green for life.
 

We are very excited by this opportunity to take solar mainstream and provide consumers a chance to learn more about solar while they are shopping for an electric vehicle at their local Ford dealerships.
 
For those of you who couldn’t join us in person, we wanted to share video highlights from the Drive Green for Life  program kickoff event at the Ford Point Craneway Pavillion in Richmond, California. The event location is particularly meaningful because this was originally a facility that built Ford cars. At the time when it was built, it was the biggest auto manufacturing facility on the West Coast. Now, one of SunPower’s offices is housed in the same building, and it was a great backdrop for the Drive Green for Life launch event!
 

Enjoy the video below and let us know if you plan to take advantage of this new partnership. We’d love to hear your thoughts on our Facebook wall!

Also, you can sign up to be the first to know how to solar power your  Ford Focus electric vehicle. Once the Drive Green for Life program is available in your area, we'd send you an e-mail notification. 

When asked this question many people imagine the barren sands of the Kalahari or Death Valley. At the very least, the average person thinks of a bungalow in San Diego, California; or a sundrenched beach condo in Miami. While it is true that places where the sun shines the most are fantastic locations for solar power generation, what if you were told that damp and cloudy England, or chilly Germany were also possible climate zones for solar installations with SunPower panels? The fact is, with current solar technology the opportunity to harness solar energy is available to people in places where a sunny day is a luxury.

In a recent Facebook poll, we asked our fans if they thought solar power only worked in sunny places like California. Fortunately, the majority responded “no,” yet this myth still exists.
 

SunPower has made it possible for people to take advantage of the sun’s energy and reduce their carbon footprint by providing high efficiency solar panels that generate up to 50 percent more power than conventional panels in climates as varied as Arizona, Germany and England. In fact, studies by the universities of Loughborough in the UK and Stuttgart in Germany as well as Arizona State have hailed SunPower as being the best for their respective climates.

SunPower solar energy systems capture more light and convert it into more energy in cold, hot weather and low-light conditions. This means, SunPower makes solar an attractive option wherever you are. 



Nowhere is this more true than right in SunPower’s very own backyard of San Francisco, California. As many an underdressed tourist has found out, the temperatures and sunlight conditions can change within minutes in the Bay Area. Nonetheless, Bay Area cities such as San Francisco are some of the national leaders in adopting solar technology. A stunning example of how efficient SunPower’s technology works is the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), which uses solar energy on its state-of-the-art living rooftop with the help of SunPower. Check out the video below to learn how CAS is harnessing all the energy it can from the sun.


While everyone in the world cannot have the luxury of a winter in sunny Palm Springs, just about everyone can enjoy solar power. And in fog, frost and sun SunPower is still the most efficient  there is no better provider of solar energy than SunPower!
 

Tell us about your experience with solar energy. Do you have a SunPower system? Are you considering purchasing one? Are you concerned about the weather being appropriate for solar installation? Leave us a comment here or share your thoughts on our Facebook page.