Sunrun CEO Mary Powell Named to the 2026 TIME100 Climate List of Most Influential Leaders In Climate

Sunrun announced on Nov. 10, 2026, that CEO Mary Powell has been included in the 2026 TIME100 Climate list, recognized in TIME’s 'Titan' category for inspiring climate action. This is Powell’s second TIME100 Climate recognition, highlighting her influence in driving the energy transition. TIME noted Sunrun’s growth from a residential solar provider to a major operator of home batteries capable of grid power delivery during critical demand periods.

TIME highlighted Sunrun’s recent battery dispatch events, where 120,000 customer home batteries supplied a record amount of power to California’s grid during a heat wave. The batteries provided essential flexibility and capacity, reducing reliance on fossil-fuel plants and lowering real-time energy prices for households. Powell emphasized the shift of customers from passive energy consumers to active participants in the energy system.

Powell, who has led Sunrun for five years, has doubled the company’s customer base from approximately 600,000 to over 1.2 million. Under her leadership, Sunrun transitioned to a storage-first model, scaling battery systems from 23,000 to more than 284,000, totaling over 5 gigawatt hours of dispatchable capacity.

From 2022 to 2025, Sunrun customers generated 28.2 billion kilowatt hours of solar energy, avoiding approximately 15 million metric tons of carbon emissions. Today, the company operates the nation’s largest distributed power plant, with over 164,000 households enrolled in grid-supporting energy dispatch programs.