Peak Power Rewards

Get rewarded for using your battery system

Sunrun, jointly with PG&E, is launching Peak Power Rewards—an exciting new summer program to reward qualifying solar + battery customers for helping reduce grid strain! Eligible customers are auto-enrolled in this 3-month program, but if you'd like to opt out, you can do so any time.^*

Exclusive rewards:

A $750 Visa Gift Card
Free Nest Thermostat (valued at $117)^†

How it Works

Rewards + enrollment

Power your home + share for credit

Keep power for backup

For participating in the program, you’ll receive $750 and a free Nest Thermostat (valued at $117)^† for your smart home ecosystem.

Enrollment is automatic for eligible customers and is limited to 8,500.

From August-October 2023, your battery system will discharge daily between 7-9 p.m. (when grid electricity prices are high), powering your home and sending excess energy to the local grid.

You’ll receive Net Energy Metering (NEM) credit toward your remaining PG&E bill for the energy you send to the grid.

Your battery system will reserve 20% for backup energy needs^‡.

In the event of an outage, all energy from your battery system will be available to you.

FAQs

How do I enroll in the program?

Sunrun will automatically enroll eligible customers for Peak Power Rewards.

How do I opt out?

If you are enrolled and would like to opt out for any reason, please click the opt-out link in an email sent to you by Sunrun. If you've unsubscribed from emails, please write grid_ops@sunrun.com to unenroll (please include your Sunrun account number or home address). *You can opt out any time, however if you opt out after July 15, you may participate in at least the first day of the program (August 1), as it may take a few business days for us to unenroll your battery system. Note that opting out of the program means you will forego your $750 Visa Gift Card and free Nest Thermostat.

How does this program differ from how my battery behaves currently?

Different types of home batteries (including Tesla, SolarEdge, and LG) behave slightly differently.

Our LG and SolarEdge batteries in PG&E's service territory are pre-programmed to maximize bill savings. ^‡This is possible by charging and discharging energy in accordance with your residential electric rate, while preserving 20% during discharge for backup power (in an outage, all energy from your battery system will be available to you). This helps lighten the strain on the grid and allows battery customers to use and export stored energy instead of paying high prices for an equivalent amount of electricity from the grid. Peak Power Rewards is a similar structure, with exclusive rewards for summer discharging. In this program, all LG Chem and SolarEdge batteries will be signaled to discharge from 7-9 p.m. PT each day from August 1st to October 31st.

Tesla Powerwall batteries can be individually customized by each homeowner, for instance, to maximize self-consumption or maximize backup power. By participating in this program, Powerwalls will still be responsive to your custom settings while optimizing for savings and helping reduce grid strain in the evening hours.

From 7-9 p.m. this August-October, your participating Powerwall(s) will be signaled to discharge available energy to your home and to the grid until reaching your backup reserve margin.

^‡Your backup reserve will be set to 20% initially and may be reset periodically to optimize for savings and grid support, but you can otherwise customize it any time. In the event of an outage, all energy from your battery system will be available to you.

What happens to my system if there is an outage or an upcoming storm?

A portion of your battery will be reserved strictly for backup power at all times. If your home is affected by a grid outage, all the energy in your battery will be available for your use until the grid is back online.

Sunrun monitors critical alerts when severe weather, public safety power shutoffs, or energy emergency alerts are detected in your area. When a critical alert is in place, such as a severe weather alert issued by the National Weather Service, systems will be placed in an "outage preparedness" status. This means your battery will be signaled to charge from your solar system and will not discharge until the storm has passed. This helps maximize your battery backup in the event of an outage.

How do I receive the $750 and Nest Thermostat?

Approximately eight weeks after you're enrolled in the program, we'll mail you a Nest Thermostat at the home address on your PG&E account.^† Instructions to redeem the $750 Visa Gift Card will be emailed to you during the program.

^†Only available to customers that have not previously received a PG&E Smart Thermostat rebate.

This energy efficiency program is funded by California utility customers and administered by PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. The program is implemented and managed by TRC Companies and their authorized representatives. Sunrun is offering the Peak Power Rewards program jointly with PG&E. Terms and Conditions linked here.

Sunrun is offering the Peak Power Rewards program jointly with PG&E.