Education Budget Challenges

School districts across the U.S. are struggling with budget cuts, rising energy costs and pressure to reduce their environmental impact. Fortunately, solar energy offers a viable solution that will allow you to reduce your operating costs and carbon footprint.

Immediate Savings without Capital Outlay

Solar power is not only a proven technology, but through new solar financing and government programs, it can drive immediate and significant savings to your general operating fund.

SunPower Workforce Development

Training today’s students for the ‘green economy’ jobs of tomorrow requires expertise, lab facilities, new curriculum and faculty certification. Through the SunPower^® University, we can help your school district develop solar lab facilities, provide faculty training for solar certification courses and drive local employers to career day fairs.

Why SunPower?

SunPower offers the following unique benefits to educational institutions:

• Highest-efficiency solar PV systems that maximize solar energy per square foot
• Unsurpassed experience working with the Division of the State Architect—strongest performance guarantees in the industry
• Solar financing programs that maximize immediate and long-term savings without impacting your operating budget
• Long-term solar system maintenance and monitoring

More Than 19 MW of Solar for Educational Institutions Installed

School Districts

• Howell Township
• Kearny School District
• Los Angeles USD
• Margate School District
• Inderkum High School
• Oxnard UHSD
• San Mateo UHSD
• San Ramon Valley USD
• Tom’s River Schools

Community Colleges

• Los Angeles Community College District
• Glendale Community College
• Mendocino Community College
• Cape Cod Community College
• Shasta Community College
• Foothill-De Anza College District
• Ohlone College
• Kern Community College District
• Napa Valley College
• West Valley-Mission Community College District
• Yuba Community College District

Universities

• California State University at Hayward
• Harvard Business School
• Loyola Marymount University
• Princeton University
• State University of New York
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Merced
• University of California, Santa Barbara