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Last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has brought doubts in terms of capital financing for the renewable industry with a big impact on the community solar market as the entity had financed up to 62% of the US community market.

US distributed solar provider Sunrun has reported GAAP revenue growth of 44% year-on-year through 31 December 2022, with a similar 40% rise in Q4 last year compared with Q4 2021. 2022 also saw record solar installations for the company.

A map of the VPPs in which Sunrun’s batteries are participating through Lunar’s platform. Image: Sunrun / Lunar Energy.

US residential solar and storage supplier Sunrun has closed US$835 million in non-recourse financings, spread across three tranches.

On 15 December, the California Public Utilities Commission will vote on the latest net energy meeting (NEM) proposal regarding the state’s rooftop solar market. Ahead of the vote, activists have taken to the streets in a series of demonstrations against the legislation, and the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) and other representative groups have been vocal in their criticism of the proposal.

The CEO of US solar installer Sunrun has called for faster action to reduce import delays that continue to impact the country’s PV industry.

US solar installer Sunrun has completed its first successful season running a residential VPP in a New England's wholesale capacity market

Solar modules used in PV plants from independent power producer Silicon Ranch will be recycled by Solarcycle as part of a new partnership between the US companies.

Following strong demand in the US market for residential solar, US solar installer Sunrun increased its customer additions by more than in Q1 and posted better-than-expected financial results, while still making a loss.

A breakdown of leading US solar installer Sunrun's financial results for Q1 2022 when it added 29,463 customers, with management now expecting installed solar capacity to be 25% or greater for the full year 2022.