Solar Entrepreneur Lynn Jurich: Sunny Days AheadOctober 06, 2011Fast Company interviews Sunrun President Lynn Jurich about the future of solar energy. Sunrun buys solar panels for homeowners, sparing them the tens of thousands it would cost to buy, install, and take care of the panels themselves.

Third-party-owned solar is more than 50% of the California home solar market in 2011.

Fortune names Sunrun President Lynn Jurich one of its 10 female founders who are creating the next great company. Sunrun makes it easy and affordable for homeowners to get solar power for their homes.

Sunrun is allowing Colorado homeowners to go solar for little or no cost through solar leasing.

Adding solar panels to a house is becoming less expensive and many say it will continue to become more affordable.

Sunrun President Lynn Jurich was named one of Forbes' Top 12 Women of Cleantech.

The top 12 women of cleantechJuly 21, 2011Sunrun President Lynn Jurich is included in Grist's list of top 12 women of cleantech.

Sunrun homeowner Ted Lieser is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle's article about solar power service. More and more homeowners are turning to leasing to switch to solar power.

Sunrun announces that is now providing solar power service to Maryland homeowners.

Sunrun has been on a mission to streamline residential solar permitting and inspection around the U.S.

Sunrun announces an additional commitment of tax equity from U.S. Bancorp to support the purchase of $200 million in residential solar systems.

Sunrun receives an additional commitment of tax equity from a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp to support the purchase of $200 million in residential solar systems.

At the time when a sluggish economy, high unemployment and gas prices have Americans counting pennies, clean energy is beginning to become an affordable option.

A new wave of environmental consumers are going green primarily because it makes financial sense. More often than not, they no longer have to choose between their pocketbooks and the planet.

Homeowners are starting to realize that solar panels are one of the smartest home improvements they can make. According to a report on solar power from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, a solar home will sell up to twice as fast as a home without solar.

Renewable Energy World Network awards Sunrun Co-founders Lynn Jurich and Edward Fenster the 2011 award for Leadership in Finance for their work in creating solar services that have dramatically expanded the U.S. solar market.

One of the biggest obstacles to scaling up solar power is regulation at the state, city, and even community level. According to a new report by Sunrun, permitting struggles adds an average of $2,500 to the costs of each solar installation.

Sunrun owns and operates residential solar panels, allowing homeowners to reduce their contribution to global warming or save money on electric bills without having to purchase their systems.

Inconsistencies in local permitting is making solar energy less affordable for many Americans and standardizing these processes can transform residential solar usage and make Obama's plan of 80 percent of clean energy by 2035 more attainable.

A new Sunrun report estimates that local permitting and inspection processes add an average of $2,500 in costs to a residential solar installation. Streamlining these processes could provide a $1 billion stimulus over the next 5 years.

Sunrun is advocating for the Treasury grant program’s renewal, which would allow Sunrun to create 6,000 jobs and build 36,000 more residential solar installations.

Inc. Magazine featured Sunrun President Lynn Jurich and CEO Edward Fenster in their December 2010 issue: “Entrepreneurs We Love, 2010." With their investment-firm experience in fundraising and finance, Ed and Lynn saw the cleantech challenge as a financial one and created a company that allows homeowners to install solar panels at little or no cost.

Green retail is in the midst of a radical shift, redefining how retailers participate in the clean economy. A partnership between Sunrun and The Home Depot is making solar power, traditionally complicated and expensive, easy, accessible, and mainstream by offering it as a service in The Home Depot stores.

With a market penetration of only .0008 of all U.S. housing, the issue confronting America is "how to sell solar to American homeowners?" Triple Pundit's Bill Roth interviews Sunrun President Lynn Jurich about how solar power service is changing how homeowners can go solar.

Just three years ago, two Stanford grads started a solar power service company called Sunrun. With clever financing and steady execution, Sunrun has come a long way to become the nation's leading home solar company.

Sunrun announced that it has secured enough money to finance 1,900 residential solar electric installations, helping fuel its growth. U.S. Bancorp has made tens of millions of dollars available to Sunrun and it is now the fourth time that the bank has closed a round with Sunrun.

At exactly 5:30pm at Solar Power International, a group of "solar ninjas" from Sunrun led a rallying demonstration against Proposition 23, in order to educate consumers and unite solar industry leaders against the proposition.

Increasingly, solar startups are moving away from manufacturing and turning to offer software and services, such as Sunrun's solar power service.

While solar financing options for existing homes have been catching on, new home buyers can now purchase homes with solar panels included at no upfront cost with Sunrun and Toll Brothers.

Sunrun will offer Hawaiians their first affordable home solar option - much needed in a state that gets almost 90% of its energy from imported fossil fuels.

Sunrun is now offering an option to local homeowners in Hawaii who want to generate their own power but can't afford the upfront costs of purchasing solar systems.

Good Morning America's Sam Champion discusses affordable residential solar options for homeowners with Sunrun president, Lynn Jurich.

A growing number of Massachusetts residents are choosing to go solar due to recent environmental factors, as well as the availability of low-cost options to buying, such as Sunrun Total Solar.

PG&E Corporation's $100 million investment in Sunrun reflects the growing acceptance and popularity of distributed solar, as well as the growing interest in the renewable energy financing business. After a brief respite during the financial crisis, tax equipty invesments for renewable energy projects have made a comeback.

Sunrun raises an additional $55 million in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital, bringing the total to $85 million in venture capital. This is following last week's announcement of a $100 million tax equity investment from PG&E Corporation to finance residential solar installations.

Sunrun has raised $55 million in equity funding, led by Sequoia Capital and joined by Foundation Capital and Accel Partners. The company plans on using this latest financing to increase sales and expand throughout the United States.