Sunrun and Tesla set consecutive records for the largest residential distributed power plant dispatches in U.S. history, delivering 669 megawatts on October 5 and a record 745 megawatts on October 6, 2026, during a heat wave at the request of the California Energy Commission and utilities. The 745 megawatts beat the previous residential record of 580 megawatts set on September 9, 2026, and was enough to power all households in San Francisco and San Jose combined during peak hours. The dispatches were triggered when the California Independent System Operator's day-ahead price exceeded $200 per megawatt-hour, increasing the grid's operating margin and putting downward pressure on real-time prices. Sunrun says more than 120,000 of its residential batteries are enrolled in California's grid. It has also announced a Google-funded plan with PG&E in the San Jose area to enroll nearly 21,000 devices, with initial dispatch expected this month.
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