SunPower Corp. (SPWRA)

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"Policy leads to a market, which leads to jobs," said SunPower Chief Executive Officer Tom Werner, who attended the signing ceremony in a neck brace after a bicycle accident last week. "A broken neck couldn't keep me away," he told the crowd.

SunPower also scored a significant win on Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Energy conditionally committed $1.2 billion in loan guarantees to a solar power plant that the company plans to build in San Luis Obispo County. The California Valley Solar Ranch is expected to generate up to 250 megawatts of electricity, supplying 60,000 homes.



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