
The system is anticipated to produce 25% of the headquarters’ total electricity demand.
The project will include three solar carport structures, which will use SunPower solar panels.
Of the three, two structures will each have a 2.45MW capacity, and are expected to start operations in the middle of 2017.
The third, 2.83MW solar carport is planned to deliver power for the Toyota campus by end of next year.
SunPower claims that its solar panels will produce up to 45% more power when compared to conventional solar panels occupying the same space.
Toyota North American environmental division regional director Kevin Butt said: "The Plano solar system will not only reduce our environmental footprint and educate team members about renewable energy, it moves us closer to Toyota’s 2050 global environmental challenge to eliminate carbon emissions in all operations."
Toyota plans to receive United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Platinum LEED Certification for the facility.
SunPower business units president Howard Wenger said: "SunPower is proud that our high-performance solar carport technology will be generating emission-free power at Toyota’s new headquarters, raising the bar for corporate solar leadership in Texas and beyond."
SunPower has recently said that it will partner with ConEdison on a pilot program to provide solar power systems with battery storage to more than 300 homeowners in New York.
The companies plan to create a ‘virtual power plant’ which can provide the participating homeowners with backup system for power outage and will supplement the traditional energy delivery model to enhance grid resiliency, reliability and sustainability.
For this program, about 1.8MW of solar panels and 4MWh of battery storage systems will be integrated.
Image: Toyota new US headquarters in Plano, Texas to be powered by SunPower solar PV. Photo: Courtesy of Corgan Associates (PRNewsFoto/SunPower Corp.).