SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 -- Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services provider, today joined President Joe Biden at The White House to celebrate the passage of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which invests $369 billion to fight climate change.
The report designates Los Angeles a “Solar Superstar,” meaning it boasts 100 or more watts of solar PV capacity installed per capita. Los Angeles is home to 649.9 megawatts of solar capacity total, which comes out to 166.7 watts per person. San Diego has the next highest rooftop solar capacity with 468 megawatts.
The Biden administration has approved a third major solar project in California, part of a continued drive to achieve carbon-free electricity generation nationwide by 2035.