The November 18 broadcast of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition follows the construction of the Dunning family’s new Jusst Sooup Ranch soup kitchen facility in Cool Spring, Delaware. As part of the makeover, the new facility has a clean, renewable energy supply thanks to a 25-kilowatt SunPower high-efficiency solar energy system professionally installed by Clean Energy USA, a SunPower Premier Dealer based in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Featuring high efficiency SunPower Signature black solar panels, the system will generate approximately 75% of the Dunning family’s annual energy needs. That’s a lot of hot soup! Moreover, the SunPower system provides the Dunnings with peace of mind that comes with significantly reduced electricity bills, enabling them to continue to serve needy families in Delaware’s Sussex County for years to come.
Featuring high efficiency SunPower Signature black solar panels, the system will generate approximately 75% of the Dunning family’s annual energy needs. That’s a lot of hot soup! Moreover, the SunPower system provides the Dunnings with peace of mind that comes with significantly reduced electricity bills, enabling them to continue to serve needy families in Delaware’s Sussex County for years to come.
Beating the Clock with Teamwork
Working with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a fast-moving experience, and the Jusst Sooup Ranch project was no different. Hundreds of professionals from SunPower, Clean Energy USA, project builder Schell Brothers, and dozens of other vendors came together to complete the Jusst Sooup Ranch build at lightning speed. Clean Energy USA was selected to participate in the project just weeks before it was scheduled to break ground, and contacted SunPower with no time to waste. Two weeks later, we were on site with 114 SunPower solar panels, helping to refine the overall project design to enable the property to maximize the benefits of solar, and configuring the monitoring system. A project that normally would have taken a few months to build was completed in less than a week! Everyone pitched in beyond what anyone thought was possible.
Reliable Solar from SunPower Weathers Hurricane Irene Challange
Midway through the construction, Hurricane Irene came barreling up the East Coast. There were also reports of tornado sightings all around Sussex County. When Irene rolled in, Clean Energy USA had completed installation of the mounting system for the solar panels. They needed to decide whether to put down the panels and ride out the storm, or hold off on the panel install, potentially delaying the project. Being familiar with SunPower’s excellent reputation for reliability, Clean Energy USA elected to install the panels. After the bad weather had passed, every aspect of the system was inspected, and not one panel had moved or misaligned during the storm!
Midway through the construction, Hurricane Irene came barreling up the East Coast. There were also reports of tornado sightings all around Sussex County. When Irene rolled in, Clean Energy USA had completed installation of the mounting system for the solar panels. They needed to decide whether to put down the panels and ride out the storm, or hold off on the panel install, potentially delaying the project. Being familiar with SunPower’s excellent reputation for reliability, Clean Energy USA elected to install the panels. After the bad weather had passed, every aspect of the system was inspected, and not one panel had moved or misaligned during the storm!
Increasing Assistance for Those in Need
The Jusst Sooup Ranch project was one of the most ambitious builds ever on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. It’s fitting that the Dunning family’s generosity was met with unprecedented levels of generosity from the team involved in building this project. We’re proud to have been a part of it, and to know that, for the next 25 years or more, Jusst Sooup Ranch can take advantage of the significant cost savings they will realize as a result of their SunPower system to provide food and assistance to those in need in their local community.
Check out this extreme energy makeover on November 18 at 8:00pm Eastern, and don’t miss the special behind-the-scenes show at 7:00pm Eastern!
Interested in going solar? Want to enjoy the peace of using renewable energy, and feel good that your solar system is from a company that is committed to giving back to those in need? We are here for you. Visit our website to get a free home solar assessment from a local SunPower installer.
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