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Sunrun and PG&E Expand Collaboration on Distributed Power Plant to Share Critical Solar Energy with California’s Grid
First-of-its-kind program increases enrollment to 8,500 customers as California braces for high temperatures and growing energy demand during evening hours
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[{"type":"text","content":"First-of-its-kind program increases enrollment to 8,500 customers as California braces for high temperatures and growing energy demand during evening hours\nSAN FRANCISCO and OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrun customers in California have begun to share the excess solar energy they are generating on their rooftops with their neighbors - increasing grid resiliency during critical months of peak energy consumption. Through an exclusive partnership with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation's leading residential solar, battery storage, and solar energy-as-a-service provider, quickly reached maximum enrollment and energy capacity goals of 7,500 new and existing residential solar-plus-storage systems and 30 megawatts in the Energy Efficiency Summer Reliability Program, also known as Peak Power Rewards. Due to very strong interest, the program quickly expanded to 8,500 customers and 34 megawatts, respectively. The program provides meaningful and flexible energy to support the grid, every evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the months of August through October, when high temperatures challenge California’s grid to meet peak energy demand. California is among the top five states with the most hours of power disruption, making this program vital to overall grid health. “As we make significant progress in fortifying the grid and fostering partnerships with energy providers like PG&E, home storage networked into distributed power plants emerge as invaluable assets,” said Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun. “This program extension plays a unique and positive role in enhancing our state's electric grid, reinforcing our commitment to empowering customers and communities with greater energy resilience and energy security to consumers, in a time where outages have become increasingly more common.” “Working together with partners like Sunrun is a win-win-win for our customers, the electric grid and California as a whole. Every day, we’re looking at new and better ways to deliver for our hometowns while ensuring safety and reliability for our customers,” said Patti Poppe, CEO of PG&E Corporation. “I'm happy to participate in Sunrun and PG&E's Peak Power Rewards program. I'm glad that my battery provides clean energy to the grid while also protecting my family during blackouts,” said Dan Exelby, ...