SunPower® Performance Series Solar Panels

SunPower Performance Series (SunPower P-Series) panels differ from Conventional Panels in a variety of ways. First, we laser cut each SunPower P-Series cell into six strips and layer them in a shingled configuration to create a ‘hypercell’. This shingled hypercell allows us to fit more active cell area into each panel, boosting power and efficiency. Second, the P-Series cells are connected with a conductive adhesive borrowed from the aerospace industry to offer multiple and redundant paths for electricity flow. This allows us to remove the front contact ribbons and solder bonds found in conventional cells that can block active cell area and deteriorate over time, leading to cell failures and power deficits. Finally, SunPower P-Series panels feature a unique parallel circuit architecture that significantly limits power loss in shade and soiling. The result is a superior shingled panel constructed with commodity cells, outperforming conventional panels in efficiency, performance and reliability.

SunPower® Performance Series (SunPower P-Series) panels use front contact crystalline cells, as opposed to the Maxeon cell-based technology used in SunPower® E-Series and X-Series panels.

We built the P-Series panels for high reliability, maximum efficiency and lower degradation—driving an estimated 17% more energy yield in a fixed space over the first 25 years of operation when compared to conventional panels.*

Costs vary from project to project. However, P-Series panels generally have a price point that is competitive with Conventional Panels and below the cost of SunPower Maxeon cell-based panels. Additionally, Performance Series panels take advantage of many of the materials and processes used to produce nearly 25 million Maxeon panels, delivering the same trusted SunPower quality and reliability at a fraction of the cost.

SunPower Performance Series panels can be incorporated into rooftop, ground-mounted and carport applications, including the SunPower^® Oasis^® Power Plant for large-scale ground-mounted installations and the SunPower^® Helix™ Platform, which delivers fully-integrated solutions for commercial rooftop, carport and tracker installations.

We’re confident that P-Series is the top shingling technology deployed in the market to date, and as such, it has the same industry-leading Complete Confidence Panel Warranty as our Maxeon cell-based panels—delivering 25-year Power, Product and Service backing.