How much will I save with a SunPower home energy system?

Get ready to save money on your electric bill each month while also helping save the environment. Your family’s energy usage and the size of your solar energy system will determine exactly how much you save, but generally your home energy system will significantly reduce or even eliminate your electricity bills. Our Partner installers will help you choose the right solar technology and can help estimate potential savings based on your specific circumstances.

Can SunPower Reserve only be installed with a SunPower PV module?

SunPower Reserve works with any PV module that complies with voltage and current rates. But with all components including your panels from the strongest brand in solar you can be sure your system works together effortlessly. Plus you will have just one account, one app and one support team behind you.

How long will a solar system last?

With our Maxeon solar panels we offer the longest warrany in the industry: 40 years. And that covers both the product and the performance, which is not the case for all the other standard panel warranties. That’s because we know that our technology is designed to last even more than 40 years. Our Performance value line are backed by a 25-year Warranty. . Regular maintenance, environmental conditions, usage patterns, and technological advancements can influence their lifespan.

What happens in a power outage?

SunPower Reserve comes with built-in backup to keep your home running during a power cut. 

When SunPower Reserve detects a power outage, it switches to backup power in less than 20 milliseconds. It will also keep your solar panels running too (regular solar shuts down to protect the grid) so if the sun is shining you can keep on storing and using that energy while the grid is down.

What are home energy insights?

When you store your solar energy with SunPower Reserve, the SunPower One app helps you make the most of it. Unlike regular PV monitoring apps, it focuses on your whole home - revealing how you use energy, including your most power-hungry devices. It translates kilowatts into more relatable money and carbon savings. You also get tips for changes you can make to further reduce your energy bills.

How do SunPower Performance solar panels differ from Conventional Panels?

 

There are a variety of key technical differences between SunPower Performance solar panels and Conventional Panels, including the design and layout of the solar cells and the electric architecture—which combine to enhance the reliability, performance and aesthetics of Performance panels.

To go into a bit more technical detail, first, we laser cut each SunPower Performance cell into strips and layer them in a shingled configuration to create a ‘hypercell’. This shingled hypercell allows us to fit more active cell area into each panel, boosting power and efficiency. Second, Performance cells are connected with a flexible joint interconnection to offer multiple and redundant paths for energy flow. This allows us to remove the front contact conductive ribbons and solder bonds found in conventional cells that can block active cell area and deteriorate over time, leading to cell failures and power deficits. Finally, SunPower Performance panels feature a unique parallel circuit architecture that significantly limits power loss in shade and soiling. The result is a superior shingled panel constructed with commodity cells, outperforming conventional panels in efficiency, performance and reliability.