SunPower CEO Says To Add U.S. Solar Jobs

The company is invigorated by the extension in solar power tax credits passed by the government last week, Chief Executive Officer Tom Werner said Monday. NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - SunPower will add jobs to its U.S. operations "immediately" because of the extension in solar power tax credits passed by the government last week, Chief Executive Officer Tom Werner said Monday. The company may also build a solar module manufacturing plant in North America by the end of next year, Werner told the Reuters Global Environment Summit. "We at SunPower will be adding jobs immediately because of the (tax credits)," he said. "This has a big impact on jobs in general, and SunPower is going to be at the forefront of that." The expansion would add hundreds of positions over the next 18 months to SunPower's current workforce of about 4,000, he... [read full story]