Sunrun (RUN) is a publicly traded Distributed Solar & Storage company founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, USA.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2015 | IPO | $251M | — | — |
Sunrun reported Q2 2026 total revenue of $870.0 million, up 53% year-over-year, driven by a $214.9 million surge in energy systems and product sales revenue (up 193%) following a third-quarter 2025 asset-sale transaction. Customer agreements revenue rose 19% to $543.7 million. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $115.2 million ($0.42 per diluted share), compared to $279.8 million ($1.07 per diluted share) in Q2 2025. Operationally, subscriber additions declined 31% to 19,793, while storage attachment rate reached a record 74% (up from 70% year-over-year). Total operating expenses increased 23% to $835.2 million. The company revised full-year 2026 cash-generation guidance downward to $200–375 million (excluding equipment safe harbor), from prior guidance of $250–450 million, citing reduced affiliate channel volumes and delayed direct sales ramp. Full-year aggregate subscriber value guidance was also cut to $4.6–4.9 billion from $4.8–5.2 billion.
Full-year 2026 cash generation $200–375 million (adjusted); full-year aggregate subscriber value $4.6–4.9 billion

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Sunrun's core offering: homeowners receive solar panel installation at no upfront cost under a 20–25 year lease or power purchase agreement. Sunrun retains system ownership, handles maintenance and monitoring, and sells electricity at a fixed or escalating rate below retail utility prices. The model makes solar accessible without capital expenditure and allows Sunrun to capture federal tax credits. Sunrun is the largest US residential solar installer by customer count.
An all-in-one home battery storage system paired with solar, providing backup power during outages and enabling time-of-use bill optimization. Brightbox is managed by Sunrun's software for automatic charge and discharge based on grid conditions and rate schedules. Storage attachment rates reached a record 69% in Q1 2025. Sunrun aggregates Brightbox systems into virtual power plants (VPPs), delivering nearly 80 MW of combined peak capacity to grid operators and earning revenue for customers.
9 patents on file, but none with both an extractable figure and an abstract on Google Patents yet.
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