NEW YORK (Reuters) - Solar panel maker SunPower
Corp said Tuesday it will build a 15 megawatt
solar plant for Arizona Public Service (APS), a unit of
Pinnacle West Capital Corp , in Glendale, Arizona.

The plant, to be built at the Luke Air Force Base, will
come online in the summer of 2011, with construction set to
begin in January 2011.

About 550 local jobs will be created during construction,
SunPower said.

SunPower shares were up 2 percent at $13.75 in pre-market
trade.
(Reporting by Adveith Nair)