Sunrun to produce 17-MW energy storage space virtual nuclear power plant in Puerto Rico

• United States household solar and also storage space provider Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) on Tuesday stated it has been picked to create a 17-MW energy storage virtual nuclear power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico.

The honor from Puerto Rico's electric utility company Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is set to develop the first distributed massive storage space plan on the island. The initiative becomes part of nationwide initiatives to reconstruct the power network after Hurricane Maria ruined it in September 2017.

Sunrun, which has actually been operating in Puerto Rico considering that 2018, will certainly introduce a 10-year programme that will see it accumulation greater than 7,000 systems of its household solar-plus-battery-storage systems. Throughout the following year, the US firm will certainly enroll consumers into the scheme as well as start networked dispatches in 2024.

"We're addressing power instability on the island by changing the version so that solar energy is created on rooftops and also saved in batteries to power each home, and then shown next-door neighbors, creating a clean shared energy economy," claimed Sunrun's chief executive officer Mary Powell.

The plan is anticipated to reduce power prices for consumers and help reduced pollution. By participating in the effort, customers will certainly have the ability to attain cost savings from power generation, rely on back-up during outages and receive compensation for sharing the power with the grid, Sunrun clarified.