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With a solar store dedication in Westminster, Calif., Macy's is launching a program to install solar electric power systems at 28 California stores, including 15 in Southern California. SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq:SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency, solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, is partnering with Macy's to design and install the systems.
The Macy's store in Westminster is the first to receive a SunPower solar power system under the agreement. The 294-kilowatt system will generate approximately 586,000 kilowatt hours of solar electricity per year, offsetting more than 11 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over the 30-year lifetime of the system. This is equivalent to planting approximately 53 acres of trees or removing 37 cars from California's highways each year.
Macy's stores Moreno Valley and Thousand Oaks are next in line to receive the solar power systems, with completion expected on all three stores by the end of October. Additional Southern California locations scheduled to receive solar power systems include Downey, Fox Hills, Irvine, Montebello, Newport Beach, Puente Hills, Santa Anita, Santa Maria, Simi Valley and Temecula.