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Sunrun Dispatching Energy Back To The Grid

Fox Business · January 28, 2026

Sunrun CEO Mary Powell explains why dispatching energy to the grid is central to the company’s mission on 'The Claman Countdown.'

Featured Videos

What's Happening With The Grid

Short, shareable stories that show how our electrical grid is changing the way people power their homes and communities.

Electricity prices are rising as AI data centers need more power

George Gianarikas, Managing Director at Canaccord Genuity, warns AI data centers face energy shortfalls, says nuclear is long-term.

Duration: 5:15 · Published: Sep 24, 2025

Eric Schmidt - Future of AI Technology and American Global Competitiveness

5:00 · Converting Energy into Intelligence

AI-powered data centers cause surges in electric bills

1:44 · AI is Causing a Surge in Prices

Maryland couple power home with truck under new program

2:09 · It's more like a personal power plant

Press Releases

Latest announcements from Sunrun

Company news, partnerships, and milestones accelerating the transition to clean energy for all.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026

Sunrun and PG&E Dispatch Energy from Northern California Homes to Form Distributed Power Plants Providing Local Grid Relief

America’s largest provider of home battery storage, solar, and home-to-grid power plants, has completed a successful dispatching season of a first-of-its-kind distributed power plant partnership with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

FEBRUARY 25, 2026

Sunrun CEO Mary Powell Named To 2026 CNBC Changemakers: Women Transforming Business List

America’s largest provider of home battery storage, solar, and home-to-grid power plants, today announced that CEO Mary Powell has been named to the 2026 CNBC Changemakers: Women Transforming Business list.

January 10, 2026

Sunrun Dispatches a Record Amount of Energy to California’s Grid During a Historic Event

A new analysis by The Brattle Group found that Sunrun’s fleet of home batteries across California was the largest contributor to a historic distributed power plant dispatch event that delivered an average of 535 megawatts to the grid, enough to power more than half of the city of San Francisco.

In the News

What The World is Talking About

Coverage from leading publications on solar, home batteries, and the issues with today's electrical grid.

US Department Of Energy · July 7, 2025

Department of Energy Releases Report on Evaluating U.S. Grid Reliability and Security

The Department of Energy warns that blackouts could increase by 100 times in 2030 if the U.S. continues to shutter reliable power sources and fails to add additional firm capacity.

Reuters · September 29, 2025

PG&E unveils $73 billion spending plan to meet surging data-center energy demand

California is testing a new approach to managing electricity: virtual power plants, which are networks of residential batteries and smart devices that work together as a single, dispatchable generator.

PG&E · August 04, 2025

Power to the People: California’s Biggest Battery Test Ever Just Changed the Game

At exactly 7:00pm, a massive experiment began. Across the state, thousands of Tesla Powerwalls and Sunrun home batteries kicked into action. These weren’t just helping individual homes—they were working together as one giant, invisible power plant.

Forbes · Oct 01, 2025

The Secret Weapon California Is Using To Prevent Blackouts

California is testing a new approach to managing electricity: virtual power plants, which are networks of residential batteries and smart devices that work together as a single, dispatchable generator.

PG&E · March 24, 2025

PG&E Launches Seasonal Aggregation of Versatile Energy (SAVE) Virtual Power Plant Program

Sunrun solar-plus-storage systems at customers' homes in Northern and Central California will deliver targeted load relief to neighborhoods identified with highly constrained electric grids.

Yahoo · February 24, 2025

Sunrun and PG&E Dispatch Energy from Northern California Homes to Form Distributed Power Plants Providing Local Grid Relief

At exactly 7:00pm, a massive experiment began. Across the state, thousands of Tesla Powerwalls and Sunrun home batteries kicked into action. These weren’t just helping individual homes—they were working together as one giant, invisible power plant.

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