SunRun is the nation’s leading residential solar financing company.

SunRun is the simple and affordable option for homeowners who want to switch to solar. SunRun pioneered affordable home solar with the first residential power purchase agreement in 2007, and is the best at it today. With over 5,000 customers, SunRun is now the nation’s leading clean alternative to utility electricity. Available in Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, SunRun owns and maintains systems on thousands of homes, more than any other company.

SunRun solar plans allow homeowners to upgrade to solar for little or no cost, without the risks and hassles typically associated with residential solar power. For the highest quality installation, SunRun partners with the leading local solar installers, who together employ more than 2,500 green collar workers. By doing so, SunRun offers customers the benefits of the local installers’ expertise in the area, while SunRun focuses on offering the best solar financing and ongoing customer experience. SunRun takes complete care of the systems, which includes professional monitoring, maintenance and repairs, solar insurance, inverter replacement, and a money-back performance guarantee. 

SunRun is a featured solar provider in The Home Depot and Toll Brothers pre-installs SunRun solar systems in select new homes. SunRun has raised $300 million in financing for purchasing solar systems from PG&E Corporation and U.S. Bancorp, as well as $83 million in venture capital from Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, and Foundation Capital. SunRun founders were also jointly named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010.

SunRun History

SunRun was founded by Ed Fenster and Lynn Jurich, who met as classmates at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Both had strong finance and business experience, and after a summer working in China, Lynn realized that reducing pollution and stabilizing energy costs are some of the biggest challenges to the U.S. and to other countries. Both Lynn and Ed turned down offers to return to the finance industry, and focused all of their energy developing SunRun, which launched its first residential solar financing plan in California in 2007.

SunRun put its first home solar power system on the roof of Ed Fenster’s home, which the company also used as its first office. Although SunRun has long since relocated to business offices, it has kept its focus squarely on homeowners.