SunPower Offers Batteries to Hold Solar Power Until Night

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SunPower Corp., the second-largest U.S. solar manufacturer, is offering energy-storage systems to California homeowners that will power houses at night with electricity generated from sunlight during the day.

The company is testing systems that combine rooftop solar panels with battery storage in new homes built by KB Home, San Jose, California-based SunPower said in a statement today.