Lennar Bay Area Homebuilding announced that three San Francisco Bay Area developments would be solar-driven communities.
All 275 homes will come equipped with a roof integrated solar electric system from PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq:SPWR) as a standard feature.
The three Windemere communities, Paloma, Escalante and Stafford Place, are the latest addition to Lennar’s solar-electric program. The company introduced their solar home program in February, when it unveiled the 77-home Milano community in Danville, at the time, the largest solar-driven community in the Bay Area.
Unfortunately, the homes are outsized, ranging in square footage from 2,600 to 4,300. In 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1, legislation which put the finishing touches on his Million Solar Roofs Plan. It provides incentives to builders and homeowners who install solar power in new homes and convert to solar energy in existing homes.
Although the incentives from the program will not take effect until 2011, Lennar has started building with solar now.
“The SunTile® systems we are providing to these communities feature the world’s most efficient solar cell, ensuring that homeowners achieve maximum savings on their utility bills each month, while contributing to clean air and a better environment,” said Howard Wenger, Vice President of Global Business Units for SunPower.
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