Sunrun Dispatches Emergency Power to Help Prevent Grid Blackouts During Energy Shortages
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the leading clean energy subscription service provider, has activated over 37,000 home batteries to supply emergency power to Puerto Rico's grid amid summer energy shortages. The company's dispatched power capacity has grown tenfold since last summer, helping prevent rotating blackouts during LUMA's expected 75+ energy shortfall events from July through October.
The distributed power plant successfully addressed a generation shortfall of nearly 50 MW, with participating customers earning a minimum of $200 per battery. Sunrun's fleet serves as an alternative to traditional natural gas peaker plants, providing on-demand power during critical grid needs while generating revenue for both customers and the company.
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), il principale fornitore di servizi in abbonamento per l'energia pulita, ha attivato oltre 37.000 batterie domestiche per fornire energia di emergenza alla rete di Porto Rico durante le carenze energetiche estive. La capacità di energia distribuita dall'azienda è cresciuta di dieci volte rispetto all'estate scorsa, contribuendo a prevenire blackout rotativi durante i previsti oltre 75 eventi di carenza energetica di LUMA da luglio a ottobre.
La centrale elettrica distribuita ha gestito con successo un deficit di generazione di quasi 50 MW, con i clienti partecipanti che hanno guadagnato almeno 200 dollari per batteria. La flotta di Sunrun funge da alternativa alle tradizionali centrali a gas naturale di picco, fornendo energia su richiesta durante le fasi critiche della rete e generando entrate sia per i clienti che per l'azienda.
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), el principal proveedor de servicios de suscripción de energía limpia, ha activado más de 37,000 baterías domésticas para suministrar energía de emergencia a la red de Puerto Rico en medio de las escaseces energéticas de verano. La capacidad de energía despachada por la compañía ha crecido diez veces desde el verano pasado, ayudando a prevenir apagones rotativos durante los más de 75 eventos de escasez energética previstos por LUMA entre julio y octubre.
La planta de energía distribuida abordó con éxito un déficit de generación de casi 50 MW, con clientes participantes que ganaron un mínimo de $200 por batería. La flota de Sunrun sirve como una alternativa a las plantas tradicionales de gas natural para picos, proporcionando energía bajo demanda durante necesidades críticas de la red y generando ingresos tanto para los clientes como para la empresa.
Sunrun (나스닥: RUN)은 청정 에너지 구독 서비스의 선두 업체로서, 여름철 에너지 부족 상황에서 푸에르토리코 전력망에 비상 전력을 공급하기 위해 37,000개 이상의 가정용 배터리를 활성화했습니다. 회사의 전력 공급 용량은 작년 여름 이후 10배 증가했으며, 7월부터 10월까지 예상되는 LUMA의 75건 이상의 에너지 부족 사태 동안 순환 정전을 방지하는 데 기여했습니다.
분산형 발전소는 약 50MW에 달하는 발전 부족 문제를 성공적으로 해결했으며, 참여 고객은 배터리당 최소 200달러를 벌었습니다. Sunrun의 배터리 군은 전통적인 천연가스 피커 발전소의 대안으로서, 전력망의 위기 상황에서 수요에 맞춰 전력을 제공하며 고객과 회사 모두에게 수익을 창출합니다.
Sunrun (Nasdaq : RUN), principal fournisseur de services d'abonnement en énergie propre, a activé plus de 37 000 batteries domestiques pour fournir une alimentation d'urgence au réseau de Porto Rico face aux pénuries d'énergie estivales. La capacité d'énergie distribuée par l'entreprise a été multipliée par dix depuis l'été dernier, contribuant à éviter les coupures tournantes lors des plus de 75 événements de pénurie énergétique prévus par LUMA de juillet à octobre.
La centrale électrique distribuée a réussi à compenser un déficit de production de près de 50 MW, les clients participants percevant un minimum de 200 $ par batterie. La flotte de Sunrun constitue une alternative aux centrales à gaz naturel de pointe, fournissant de l'électricité à la demande lors des besoins critiques du réseau tout en générant des revenus pour les clients et l'entreprise.
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), der führende Anbieter von Abonnementdiensten für saubere Energie, hat über 37.000 Heimbatterien aktiviert, um im Sommer bei Energieengpässen Notstrom für das Stromnetz von Puerto Rico bereitzustellen. Die von dem Unternehmen bereitgestellte Leistungskapazität ist seit dem letzten Sommer um das Zehnfache gewachsen und trägt dazu bei, rotierende Stromausfälle während der erwarteten mehr als 75 Energieengpass-Ereignisse von LUMA zwischen Juli und Oktober zu verhindern.
Das verteilte Kraftwerk hat erfolgreich ein Erzeugungsdefizit von fast 50 MW ausgeglichen, wobei teilnehmende Kunden mindestens 200 US-Dollar pro Batterie verdienen. Sunruns Flotte dient als Alternative zu herkömmlichen Gaskraftwerken für Spitzenlasten, liefert bedarfsgerecht Strom während kritischer Netzphasen und generiert Einnahmen für Kunden und das Unternehmen.
- Tenfold increase in dispatchable power capacity since last summer
- Successfully prevented multiple blackouts by addressing 50 MW generation shortfall
- Minimum revenue of $200 per battery for participating customers
- Additional revenue stream for Sunrun through power plant operation
- Grid infrastructure challenges and intense weather patterns creating ongoing operational challenges
- Expected 75+ energy shortfall events indicating significant systemic grid problems
Insights
Sunrun's virtual power plant in Puerto Rico demonstrates significant revenue potential and validates its distributed energy business model.
Sunrun's deployment of 37,000 home batteries in Puerto Rico represents a major operational milestone for the company's virtual power plant (VPP) strategy. This isn't just a pilot program but a full-scale implementation with meaningful grid impact, reportedly preventing blackouts during generation shortfalls of up to 50 MW.
The tenfold increase in dispatchable capacity year-over-year demonstrates rapid scaling of Sunrun's grid services business. With LUMA projecting over 75 energy shortfall events through October requiring four-hour dispatches each time, this creates a substantial revenue opportunity beyond Sunrun's core solar installation business.
The economic model is particularly notable: Sunrun generates revenue while simultaneously enabling customer earnings of at least $200 per battery with flexible options for higher compensation. This creates a win-win value proposition that could accelerate customer adoption while providing Sunrun with recurring grid services revenue.
Puerto Rico serves as an ideal showcase for Sunrun's technology given the island's vulnerable centralized grid infrastructure. The successful large-scale implementation here provides a template that could be replicated across other regions with similar grid challenges, potentially expanding Sunrun's addressable market for VPP services significantly.
Amid emergency conditions from summer heat and power generation shortfalls, Sunrun answers urgent utility requests to dispatch energy from home batteries to improve grid reliability
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, has begun dispatching more than 37,000 home batteries to provide emergency power to Puerto Rico’s grid operator to address insufficient centralized electricity generation coinciding with increased demand due to high temperatures. The additional energy provided by Sunrun’s distributed power plant relieves grid strain and helps prevent rotating blackouts.
Sunrun’s enrolled dispatchable power capacity has increased more than tenfold since last summer to support the island’s struggling grid. From July through October this year, electric utility operator LUMA expects more than 75 energy shortfall events requiring Sunrun’s fleet of batteries to dispatch energy—with each dispatch bolstering the grid for four consecutive hours.
LUMA confirms that Sunrun, in combination with other aggregators, provided enough energy during several recent evenings to overcome significant generation shortages. This influx of on-demand, grid-saving power from home batteries provides a clear example of the impact and benefit of distributed power plants.
“We celebrate a major energy milestone,” LUMA said in a public post. “This collaboration helped address a generation shortfall of nearly 50 MW, assisting in preventing multiple load shedding events and keeping the lights on longer in many communities around the island.”
“The aging grid and intense weather patterns in many parts of the country, including Puerto Rico, mean that our dispatchable power is of critical importance,” said Sunrun CEO Mary Powell. “It’s going to be a very difficult summer, which is why Sunrun has ramped up our dispatch capabilities, using tens of thousands of home batteries to support the grid and people of Puerto Rico. Our many distributed power plants—active in states across the country—provide the same grid function as a natural gas peaker plant by delivering affordable, reliable power exactly when the grid needs it.”
Sunrun customers will earn a minimum of approximately
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Sunrun Inc. (Nasdaq: RUN) revolutionized the solar industry in 2007 by removing financial barriers and democratizing access to locally-generated, renewable energy. Today, Sunrun is the nation’s leading provider of clean energy as a subscription service, offering residential solar and storage with no upfront costs. Sunrun’s innovative products and solutions can connect homes to the cleanest energy on earth, providing them with energy security, predictability, and peace of mind. Sunrun also manages energy services that benefit communities, utilities, and the electric grid while enhancing customer value. Discover more at www.sunrun.com.
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