Sunrun Doubles Puerto Rico Distributed Power Plant Participation as Grid Operator Calls on Home Batteries to Help Prevent Outages
Key Highlights
- ➤Puerto Rico participation doubled to over 60,000 customers and nearly 70,000 batteries
- ➤Sunrun’s distributed power plant delivers 45 megawatts for four hours
- ➤Sunrun dispatched Puerto Rico batteries over 60 times since April
- ➤LUMA said home batteries maintained stability and prevented outages affecting thousands
- ➤Sunrun dispatched batteries for 18 consecutive days beginning October 13
Expert Statements
Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun
“What began in Puerto Rico out of necessity for family resilience has become a vital blueprint for the U.S. mainland, where severe weather and the proliferation of AI data centers are demanding new energy solutions.”
Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun
“Sunrun is uniquely positioned to provide these solutions, whether to support a grid at its breaking point or to provide capacity for hyperscalers looking to come online.”
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), America’s largest provider of home battery storage, solar, and home-to-grid power plants, today announced that participation in its Puerto Rico distributed power plant has doubled to more than 60,000 customers, representing nearly 70,000 home batteries. The distributed power plant frequently and reliably delivers 45 megawatts of dispatchable power for four hours at a time, providing critical support to Puerto Rico’s electric grid.
Since April, Sunrun has dispatched its power plant more than 60 times to help overcome severe energy shortfalls and prevent rolling blackouts. During an extended period of unseasonably hot temperatures this fall, Sunrun dispatched its home batteries to the grid for 18 consecutive days beginning October 13, demonstrating how thousands of home batteries can be coordinated into a flexible resource that delivers power when the grid is most stressed.
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