SunPower vs. the Competition

disclaimer: This is an expicit promo for SunPower solar panels. I am a solar design consultant for a SunPower Master Dealer (Alternative Energy Systems), and this post outlines the some of the reasons why SunPower should be on any solar consumer's list to compare.

SunPower Wins in Solar Competitive Landscape

In solar, not all systems are created equal. With cheap systems using commodity solar panels, you will often get what you pay for. Sometimes customers are understandably enamored with a lower day 1 out of pocket expense, neglecting to appropriately value the risk of panel or company failure. A 10-year product warranty standard in most solar panels is already a weak competitor to SunPower’s 25-year bumper-to-bumper warranty. Throw in a very real chance the manufacturer or the contractor will fail in the next several years, and your payback and return on investment calculations get extremely dicey. A panel warranty is only as good as the company that backs it, and in solar, your panel company and your contractor experience and track record count for A LOT. A common commodity-panel competitor to SunPower in our area is SolarWorld. Compare for yourself the overall health of the two companies:

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SunPower Differentiation

If we have already met to discuss solar for your home, then you already know that SunPower differentiates on its panel being the most powerful, longest lasting, and most reliable, reflected by the industry’s best warranty.  Did you also know that SunPower is also the healthiest solar company in the world by every measure, with global utility, commercial and residential scale projects and the tradition of Silicon Valley technology innovation? With a true 25-year panel product warranty, you can accurately calculate your energy return on investment. Savvy customers understand that SunPower has a faster payback, higher retained value and a true 25 year horizon for energy production. This translates to greater value, greater peace of mind, lower total cost of ownership and the best solar panel investment in the industry.
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