Rooftop Solar Is Winning (Trump Is Losing)
The leading US rooftop solar firm Sunrun is offering first-of-their-kind rollover credits with its new “Flex” solar-plus-storage system.
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California’s Energy Revolution: Sunrun Quadruples Virtual Power Plant Ahead Of Summer
As California prepares for yet another summer marked by extreme heat, wildfire risks, and rising electricity demand, Sunrun is significantly scaling up its innovative CalReady distributed power plant. The project now links together 75,000 home solar batteries — four times larger than last year’s setup — becoming one of the … [continued]
Yes, Solar Power Can Save You Thousands Of Dollars. Yes, There Are Some Rooftop Solar…
I spent a lot of time at the dentist in the past week and a half. (It’s a long story.) At one point, I was talking to the dental hygienist who was cleaning my teeth, and we got to the topic of rooftop solar power. She said she considered it … [continued]
20% of US Rooftop Solar Systems Are Sunrun Systems, 45% of New Battery Installations Are…
Sunrun, the largest rooftop solar company in the United States, recently hit a big milestone — one million customers. We recently sat down with Chris Rauscher, Head of Grid Services & Virtual Power Plants at Sunrun, to discuss this and related matters. Listen to the podcast via the following embedded … [continued]
Ford CEO Jim Farley Targets 19 Million Potential EV Buyers With New Ford Power Promise
Easy, convenient home EV charging takes center stage as Ford launches new “Ford Power Promise” to attract potential electric vehicle buyers.
Rooftop Solar & Virtual Power Plants Take Center Stage As Oil & Gas Wilt
The rooftop solar and home energy storage trends are pushing the case to replace gas peaker plants with zero emission “virtual” power plants.
US Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors (SUN) Releases Model “Distributed Power Plant” Policy & Legislation for…
Plan would scale DPPs to boost energy democracy, grid services and savings Washington, DC — Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has developed a groundbreaking state model policy to develop Distributed Power Plants (also known as Virtual Power Plants). By coordinating numerous small-scale solar and battery systems, Distributed Power Plants (DPPs) can add … [continued]
Ford F-150 Lightning Is A Rolling Energy Storage Beast, & Sunrun Is Here For It
Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game-changing first of its kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment this summer, leveraging the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.
Largest Virtual Power Plant in USA Supports California’s Grid with 16,200 Home Solar-Plus-Storage Systems
Sunrun creates the country’s largest virtual power plant to participate in statewide program designed to strengthen California’s stressed electrical grid and reduce blackouts by providing load generation during extreme events
The Importance of Virtual Power Plants to Support America’s Energy Resilience
Extreme weather events, cybersecurity threats and volatility in energy markets at all levels puts intense strain on America’s power grid. Virtual power plants (VPP) are an important tool to secure the resiliency of this critical system. What is a VPP, you ask? As RMI puts it, VPPs are comprised of … [continued]
