Wildfires in California are prompting utility companies to shut down portions of the grid during times of high risk. That is giving a boost to renewable energy and storage companies like Tesla, Sunrun, and Bloom Energy.
Cleantech darling Tesla has fallen to third place in the Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables ranking of US residential solar installers, with Sunrun securing its spot atop the pile and Vivint Solar reclaiming the number two spot for the first time in nearly two years.
The United States’ leading home solar and battery provider, Sunrun, announced last week that it was expanding its offerings in two key markets, bringing its Brightbox home solar and battery service to residents of New Jersey and expanding its offerings in New York state.
When Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s Solar Roof tile system back in 2016, he boldly proclaimed that it would cost less than buying a roof and electricity. Since then, we have not seen any data to support his claim, until now.
The largest residential solar, storage, and energy services provider in the United States, Sunrun, trounced former US residential solar leader Tesla across the first quarter of 2019, installing 86 megawatts (MW) compared to only 47 MW, in a financial quarter which could best be described middling.
The US solar market is now over 2 million installations, and forecasts expect solar installations to double by 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The Q2 record comes just three years after the industry completed its 1 millionth installation, a feat that took 40 years to accomplish.
New Jerseyans are looking to policymakers for smart decisions that will enable clean, affordable, accessible energy for all. Distributed solar and batteries, and the innovation and efficiency offered by third-party competition, should be a key piece of delivering on the ambitious goals set forth by Governor Murphy’s Energy Master Plan.
Sunrun, the largest residential solar, storage, and energy services provider in the United States, published its second annual Impact Report on Tuesday, revealing that the cumulative impact of its solar systems has prevented almost four million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of eliminating over 9 billion passenger-vehicle miles.
The largest residential solar, storage, and energy services provider in the United States, Sunrun, finished 2018 by posting another record-breaking quarter which saw the company install 115 megawatts (MW), bringing the company’s yearly installation total up to 373 MW.
Evelyn Huang, Chief Customer Experience Officer at SunRun, looks at the many options that make solar affordable and accessible to everyone. Solar has become a “need to have” for the everyday person, not just a “nice to have” for the wealthy.
