SunPower Foundation Launched Supporting the Next Generation of Solar Advocates

First-of-its-kind Foundation Distributes Educational Tools and Develops
Opportunities to Support Community-Based Solar Power Initiatives

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq:
SPWRA, SPWRB), a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and
solar systems, today announced it has launched the SunPower Foundation, a
nonprofit organization focused on empowering, inspiring and motivating a new
generation of solar leaders in communities around the world. It is the first
organization of its kind entirely funded by a major solar company.

"In the past few years, SunPower Corporation has grown to include operations
on four continents," said SunPower CEO Tom Werner. "We work with more than 600
SunPower dealer partners installing SunPower systems on homes and businesses
in North America, Europe and Australia, and directly developed more than 550
large-scale solar power systems worldwide. We established the SunPower
Foundation to 'give back' through education and building stronger communities.
It is our hope that the Foundation will encourage more people to consider how
the electricity they use is generated, and the global potential of reliable,
emission-free solar power to reduce the effects of climate change."

As its first initiative, the SunPower Foundation partnered with the 100 People
Foundation to create 100 People Under the Sun, a program that provides
classroom lesson plans to guide students to identify the ways they use energy
every day and investigate the use of solar energy in their local communities.
A series of 12 videos, available on the Internet, was also developed as part
of the program. To date, 140 schools in 39 countries are participating, and
the videos have been downloaded for viewing approximately 11,000 times.

"Today's young people are concerned about the real threat of global warming,
and are looking to solutions such as solar power to reduce the damage brought
on by over-dependence on fossil fuels," said Greg Holman, a 6th-grade teacher
in Paradise, Calif. "I'm using The 100 People Under the Sun curriculum to help
my students become energy leaders through education, awareness and community
participation."

Other partners of the SunPower Foundation include Winrock International, Solar
Electric Light Fund, Black Rock Solar, Grid Alternatives, and the American
African Nuru Foundation. In addition to working with these partners to promote
the use of solar power and develop and distribute solar power education tools,
the SunPower Foundation is also partnering with them to provide SunPower
employees opportunities to support community-based solar power initiatives
around the world.

Online, the SunPower Foundation's website is supplemented by a presence on
Facebook and Twitter.

About SunPower
Founded in 1985, SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) designs, manufactures
and delivers the planet's most powerful solar technology broadly available
today. Residential, business, government and utility customers rely on the
company's experience and proven results to maximize return on investment. With
headquarters in San Jose, Calif., SunPower has offices in North America,
Europe, Australia and Asia. For more information, visit www.sunpowercorp.com.

SunPower is a registered trademark of SunPower Corp. All other trademarks are
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SOURCE SunPower Corp.

Ingrid Ekstrom of SunPower Corp., +1-510-260-8368, iekstrom@sunpowercorp.com;
or Laura Tankersley of Ogilvy PR, +1-303-634-2633,
Laura.Tankersley@ogilvypr.com, for SunPower Corp.