SunPower Co. NASDAQ: SPWR offers solar products, including high-efficiency solar panels and complete solar systems, to businesses and homeowners. SunPower manufactures its own photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, Maxeon solar cells with interdigitated back contact (IBC) technology, which are even more efficient than optimized passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) panels.
Good news: The Solar Energy Industries Association says Q1 2024 was the solar power industry's second-best quarter ever. Bad news: But not for residential solar.
SunPower's focus is on US rooftop solar PV which has barely started in the US (except for California). I'm influenced by the Australian rooftop solar story, which is pivotal for both personal power production/management as well as for stabilization of grids with high penetration of renewables. SunPower is now 65.1% owned by TotalEnergies and Global Infrastructure Partners, meaning really big players are supporting the US rooftop solar business.
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The latest trading day saw SunPower (SPWR) settling at $3.34, representing a -1.91% change from its previous close.
SunPower Corp. disclosed Friday that Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Johnston has been terminated by the solar-panel maker's board of directors.
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Solar technology and energy services provider SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR ) saw its shares rise dramatically higher on Wednesday. Earlier, the company announced that it will add the Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) Powerwall 3, a battery storage system, to its portfolio.
Renewable energy stocks have been highly shorted, and that fueled a quick recovery for the shares early in the week. Falling interest rates could also contribute to a recovery for these stocks.
The future may be brighter if SunPower stock continues to climb.