๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ก: Sunrun and Tesla Deliver Record 580 MW From Home Batteries to California Grid - $Tesla(TSLA.US) $Sunrun(RUN.US)
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐:โค ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐๐ป and ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐น๐ฎ dispatched more than ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฌ ๐ ๐ช of peak power.โค Companies called it the largest ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ dispatch on record.โค Approximately ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ participated in the September 9 event.โค Tesla Powerwalls supplied ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ ๐ช of the total capacity.โค Sunrun owns and operates ๐ฑ๐ฑ% of participating Powerwalls.โค Sunrun also dispatched over ๐ฏ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ batteries from other manufacturers.โค Batteries supplied power for a ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ evening period.โค Combined fleets could potentially deliver over ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ช in one dispatch.โค Brattle analysis estimates programs could save Californians up to $๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป by 2028.โค Broader initiative targets over ๐ญ๐ฒ.๐ด ๐๐ช of flexible distributed capacity.๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:โค Demonstrates home batteries can operate collectively at ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐-๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ capacity.โค Distributed batteries can provide additional supply during periods of ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ.โค Coordinated dispatches could reduce reliance on costly ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐.โค Supports Sunrun and Tesla's push into ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐.โค Expansion could create new grid revenue opportunities for participating homeowners.๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐:๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น, CEO of Sunrun:โSunrunโs 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.โ




