Dow Jones & Company’s parent company, News Corporation, created a vision for its companies to go carbon neutral and find solutions that protect the environment while advancing the business. Already a leader in news and business information worldwide, Dow Jones took up this challenge to also become a corporate leader in sustainability. After reviewing other renewable energy sources, solar power became the clear choice for Dow Jones’ 200-acre corporate campus. Consequently, Dow Jones turned to SunPower with its industry-leading, turnkey solar power solutions to bring this project online.

Together, SunPower and Dow Jones turned approximately 230,000 square feet of parking space as well as the top deck of a parking garage into electricity -producing assets. The 4.1 megawatt solar power system is expected to provide 15% of the electricity needed for the South Brunswick, NJ campus, and even before construction, it earned commendation from New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, who called the system “one of the most outstanding examples of what America’s clean energy

future looks like.”

DOW JONES TEA MS WITH SUNPOWER TO BECOME A CORPORATE LEADER IN SOLAR POWER

PROJECT OVERV IEWLocation: South Brunswick, NJ

Completed: March 2011

Installation Type: Parking Canopy and Rooftop

System Size: 4.1 Megawatts

Number of Panels: 13,064

Product(s): SunPower T5 Solar Roof Tile, SunPower 315 Solar Panel

BENEF ITS

• Will produce 50% of Dow Jones’ needed electricity in peak conditions

• Will offset the production of 8.2 million lbs of carbon dioxide emissions each year, which is the equivalent of removing 730 passenger vehicles from the road (The environmental benefits associated with the system will be transferred to local utility company, PSE&G.)

• Maximizes the value of already developed land

• Hedges against rising utility costs

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A POWERFUL COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTDow Jones’ parent company, News Corporation, laid out a long term vision to

go carbon neutral along with other environmental goals. “We wanted to reduce

energy use and, as much as possible, find clean and renewable energy solutions

to meet the needs that we have,” Howard Hoffman, Vice President, Corporate

Affairs said. Recognizing solar power as a sustainable solution for both the

environment and its business, Dow Jones turned to a leader in high efficiency

solar power systems, SunPower. Working together, Dow Jones and SunPower

commissioned a 4.1 megawatt project at Dow Jones’ corporate campus in

South Brunswick, New Jersey.

SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIPDesigned and installed by SunPower, the project was completed on-time and in

less than a year from the contract signing. SunPower 315 watt high-efficiency

modules on the parking canopy provide 3.6 megawatts of capacity, and the

installation on the top deck of the existing parking garage provides an

additional 521 kilowatts. At peak conditions, the solar system can achieve

up to 50% of the campus’ needed electrical power. Dow Jones’ plan for one

of the largest solar power installations at a single corporate site in the U.S.

even caught the attention of leaders in the U.S. Senate. Said New Jersey

Senator Frank Lautenberg prior to installation, “ I salute Dow Jones for its

leadership. The company is demonstrating that a clean energy future is both

possible and profitable.”

THE LONG AND SHORT OF FINANCIAL PAYBACKAccording to Hoffman, the benefits and the financial advantage made

going solar an easy decision. Financial incentives and a local solar loan

program from Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) are already fueling an

attractive return on investment for Dow Jones. Furthermore, SunPower will

provide long-term maintenance and warranty support for the solar power system.

Keeping the system operating at peak efficiency, SunPower is ensuring that Dow

Jones will earn the highest possible return on its investment for years to come.

“SunPower is a leader in this industry with a

reputation for good work, and certainly our

experience has born this out.”

Howard HoffmanVice President, Corporate Affairs

Dow Jones & Company