SunPower Partners with Admirals Bank for $200 Million Residential Solar Loan Program

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New Hampshire, USA --SunPower and Admirals Bank announced a $200 million loan program for residential solar projects. Available over the next two years in all 50 U.S. states, the program allows residents to borrow up to $60,000 for a SunPower system.Listen to The Energy Show on Renewable Energy World podcast about residential solar financing options. Host Barry Cinnamon chats with Ed Steins, VP and national director of renewable lending at Admirals Bank about the differences between solar loans, leases and more.

This partnership adds to the growing list of financing options for the rapidly expanding residential solar sector. Admirals Bank said it will offer preferred interest rates for homeowners, which are subject to credit approval. Participants will also be able to apply the 30 percent federal tax credit and any other local incentives to their system.SunPower CFO Chuck Boynton explained the economic benefits of installing a solar system: "In some cases, the loan payment may be equal to or less than a homeowner's current utility bill and, once the loan is paid off, the homeowner will own a system that can produce clean electricity for the life of the system," he said. "They may also benefit from increased home value as a result of the solar system on the roof."Homeowners that take advantage of this loan will also be entitled to a 25-year combined power and product warranty.

SunPower also offers a solar leasing program in several U.S. states, which is becoming an increasingly attractive option for many homeowners. Leasing requires zero money upfront and establishes monthly payments."Admirals Bank understands the unique value proposition that SunPower's proven…solar technology offers," said Admirals Bank Chairman and CEO Nicholas W. Lazares. "For that reason, under this program, we are offering preferred interest rates for homeowners who choose SunPower solar energy systems. Admirals stands behind families and communities that choose to maximize their savings and minimize their carbon footprint."

While incentives were guaranteed to plant owners for 20 years or longer, the system failed to ensure the government would set prices, or tariffs, paid by consumers at high enough levels to fund the subsidies. That created a soaring "tariff deficit" - a debt carried temporarily by traditional power distributors and securitized in chunks to private investors.One legacy is that Spain, like almost no other country, can supply more than half of electricity demand from clean sources during stretches of the day that are sunny and windy.

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