📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Sunrun and Tesla Deliver Record 580 MW From Home Batteries to California Grid - $TSLA $RUN
👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:
➤ 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗿𝘂𝗻 and 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 dispatched more than 𝟱𝟴𝟬 𝗠𝗪 of peak power.
➤ Companies called it the largest 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 dispatch on record.
➤ Approximately 𝟭𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 participated in the September 9 event.
➤ Tesla Powerwalls supplied 𝟱𝟭𝟳 𝗠𝗪 of the total capacity.
➤ Sunrun owns and operates 𝟱𝟱% of participating Powerwalls.
➤ Sunrun also dispatched over 𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 batteries from other manufacturers.
➤ Batteries supplied power for a 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 evening period.
➤ Combined fleets could potentially deliver over 𝟳𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗪 in one dispatch.
➤ Brattle analysis estimates programs could save Californians up to $𝟮𝟬𝟲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 by 2028.
➤ Broader initiative targets over 𝟭𝟲.𝟴 𝗚𝗪 of flexible distributed capacity.
👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
➤ Demonstrates home batteries can operate collectively at 𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 capacity.
➤ Distributed batteries can provide additional supply during periods of 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱.
➤ Coordinated dispatches could reduce reliance on costly 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.
➤ Supports Sunrun and Tesla's push into 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.
➤ Expansion could create new grid revenue opportunities for participating homeowners.
👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, CEO of Sunrun:
“Sunrun’s distributed home batteries are operating at a scale larger than many peaker power plants combined. Families depend on their Sunrun energy systems for outage protection and energy independence. This historic dispatch shows that the benefits of distributed energy go well beyond individual households as we help control the cost of electricity for all Californians and reduce the need for new costly poles and wires.”