Sunrun CEO Mary Powell Named to 2026 TIME100 Climate List as Titan

Sunrun CEO Mary Powell was named to the 2026 TIME100 Climate list in TIME's Titan category, the company announced on November 10, 2026. Stock Titan reported the recognition, which cites Sunrun's home battery dispatches and growth under Powell.

Powell's Titan Recognition and Sunrun's Battery Record

Sunrun is America's largest provider of home battery storage, solar, and home-to-grid power plants, according to the company. TIME said Powell was selected in its Titan category, which honors leaders inspiring greater ambition and action on climate. This marks the second time Powell has been recognized by TIME as one of the world's most influential business leaders.

TIME highlighted Sunrun's battery dispatches last month, when 120,000 customer home batteries delivered a record amount of power to California's grid during a heat wave. During those dispatch events, the batteries provided flexibility and capacity to the state's power system during peak demand, helping reduce reliance on fossil-fuel power plants and put downward pressure on real-time energy prices.

"I am again so honored to be recognized by TIME alongside so many inspiring leaders advancing climate action," Powell said. "Americans are choosing greater independence and the ability to generate and store their own power."

Since Powell became CEO five years ago, Sunrun has doubled its customer base, growing from approximately 600,000 to more than 1.2 million customers. Powell also led the company's strategic shift to a storage-first business model, scaling its installed battery systems from 23,000 to more than 284,000, representing over 5 gigawatt hours of dispatchable capacity.

Sunrun's Scale in Company Records

According to akta.pro company records, Sunrun serves over 1 million homes across the U.S., and its Q1 2026 customer base surpassed 1.1 million with 11% subscriber growth year over year. The same records show FY2025 total revenue of $2.96 billion, up 45% year over year, and Q1 2026 total revenue of $722.2 million, up 43% year over year. Sunrun's FY2025 record cash generation was $377 million, with FY2026 cash generation guidance of $250-$450 million.

Earlier Sunrun Moves Leading to the Recognition

On November 3, 2026, Sunrun announced that participation in its Puerto Rico distributed power plant had doubled to over 60,000 customers, representing nearly 70,000 home batteries, Stock Titan reported. On October 30, 2026, Sunrun announced a framework agreement with Tesla and Renew Home to deliver over 16 gigawatts of flexible electricity capacity to data centers and utilities, aggregating home batteries and smart thermostats, according to Business & Financial. On November 10, 2026, Captona announced a preferred equity investment in 9,400 residential solar and battery storage projects with Sunrun, covering 74 MW of solar and 110 MWh of storage across 20+ states, Business Wire Blog reported.

What Comes Next for Sunrun

Sunrun's FY2026 cash generation guidance of $250-$450 million remains in place, according to akta.pro company records. The company's 16 GW virtual power plant framework with Tesla and Renew Home targets 500 MW by 2030, the same records show.