18% more energy
consumed by auto dealerships than a typical office building
$2B in energy costs
faced by the auto dealership industry annually
Featured Success Story
Toyota of Vallejo will save nearly $4M with solar + energy efficiency
LED lighting and a new solar system helped this Bay Area dealership lower costs and grow community ties.
Auto Dealer Case Studies
Covert Auto
Solar offsets 53% of this Texas dealer’s energy costs, and should pay for itself in about four years.
Luther Auto
Luther Auto, the largest privately owned auto group in the Midwest, has installed solar at 10 of its dealerships.
Types of Solar Installations
Carport installations
Protect the cars on your lot from the sun and bad weather, while making a visible statement about your dealership’s commitment to sustainability. Add optional electric vehicle charging and your EVs will always be ready for a test drive.
Rooftop installations
If you aren’t ready for solar carports, rooftop solar is a faster way to reap the benefits of solar with minimal business interruption. Most dealerships have large flat roofs that are perfect for installing solar panels.
Why go solar with SunPower?
30 Year
track record
of successful solar projects
45%
more power
than conventional panels*2 SunPower 327W compared to a Conventional Panel on same sized arrays (260W, 16% efficient, approx. 1.6 m2), 3% more energy per watt (based on 3pty module characterization and PVSim), 0.75%/yr slower degradation (Campeau, Z. et al. “SunPower Module Degradation Rate,” SunPower white paper, 2013).
25 Year
industry-leading
power and product warranty
Getting your solar project financed
