📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $RUN Sunrun and Voltus Partner to Supply Distributed Energy Capacity for AI Data Centers 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗿𝘂𝗻 partners with 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘂𝘀 to support AI hyperscaler power demand. ➤ Sunrun will provide capacity from residential 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀-𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 systems. ➤ Capacity will support Voltus's 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆™ programs. ➤ Initial deployment targets the 𝗣𝗝𝗠 and 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗢 grid regions. ➤ Distributed resources can reduce demand during periods of 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. ➤ Participating homes and businesses can receive 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 for providing flexibility. ➤ Program aims to accelerate 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 interconnections and improve reliability. ➤ Separate Sunrun initiative targets over 𝗶𝟲.𝟴 𝗚𝗪 of flexible capacity. ➤ Collaboration could help meet rising AI electricity demand without waiting for new generation. 👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ➤ AI data centers are creating significant new 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 demand. ➤ Distributed batteries could provide capacity faster than traditional infrastructure expansion. ➤ Partnership creates another potential 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 channel for Sunrun's installed assets. ➤ Hyperscaler funding could generate additional economic benefits for participating customers. ➤ Successful deployment could strengthen 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗿𝘂𝗻'𝘀 role in virtual power plants. 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, CEO of Sunrun: “Meeting growing energy demand requires us to maximize every single electron available across the country. In collaboration with Voltus, we are providing critical capacity from home batteries supported by funding from hyperscalers. This is just the beginning of what distributed energy assets can achieve.” 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘆, CEO of Voltus: “BYOC is about turning distributed resources into capacity the grid can count on, and maximizing value for the end user. This partnership brings together Sunrun’s residential scale with Voltus’s market-integrated flexibility platform so distributed capacity can support reliability, affordability, and growth as electricity demand increases.”