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  • One Small Step for Sunrun, One Giant Leap for Virtual Power Plants [GTM Squared]

    One Small Step for Sunrun, One Giant Leap for Virtual Power Plants [GTM Squared]

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    When a Sunrun bid won in a February ISO-New England wholesale capacity auction, it was seen by many as a landmark moment for distributed solar-plus-storage.  While the win encompassed only 20 megawatts, it affirmed the distributed solar industry’s growing interest in the virtual power plant model, where networked solar-and-storage provides an array of grid services.  Nearly…

  • Sunrun Sales Outpace Installations in Q3 as Labor Crunch Hits Home

    Sunrun Sales Outpace Installations in Q3 as Labor Crunch Hits Home

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    Sunrun met expectations for solar installations in the next quarter, but a tight labour market is getting in the way of its growth objective. The San Francisco-based firm delivered 107 megawatts at Q3, up 7 percent last year. That struck the low end of the guidance for this past year 's actions; Sunrun has met…

  • Walmart and Tesla are going to try and work things out

    Walmart and Tesla are going to try and work things out

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    Walmart came out moving earlier this week in a lawsuit that accused Tesla of violation of contract along with gross negligence over issues with rooftop solar panel programs installed in the giant’s stores. Just days after, the lawsuit was put on hold while the two companies try to reach an agreement that will maintain the…

  • Tesla pitches a solar rental program to boost its renewable energy business

    Tesla pitches a solar rental program to boost its renewable energy business

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    Tesla is pitching customers on a brand new rental offering for solar energy as a way to revive the flagging fortunes of its renewable energy business. After among the largest builders of renewables from the country during SolarCity, Tesla has now seen its share of this industry decrease considerably since its purchase of SolarCity three…

  • Sunrun Presents Another Record Quarter, With 115 Megawatts Installed in Q4

    Sunrun Presents Another Record Quarter, With 115 Megawatts Installed in Q4

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    Sunrun, the largest home storage and solar installer in the U.S., delivered a third record quarter to round out 2018. The company installed 115 megawatts in Q4, according to earnings amounts published Thursday. That deployment follows two consecutive record quarters: 100 megawatts in Q3 and 91 megawatts in Q2. The deployments achieved 35 percent year-over-year…