Episode description

This episode was originally released on November 15, 2018

In this episode: Emily’s conversation with Lynn Jurich, the co-founder and CEO of Sunrun.

Sunrun was a pioneer in the early days of residential solar. Today, it’s the biggest installer of home solar systems in America -- and one of the industry’s biggest success stories.

Sunrun also partners with utilities on using batteries and rooftop systems to create virtual power plants. Lynn talks about how she convinced homeowners and banks to invest millions during the great recession in a new kind of solar service — kicking off the residential solar boom.

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