Sunrun begins installing Tesla home batteries

Sunrun Inc., one of the top 10 largest U.S. solar installers, today announced it completed its first installation of a Sunrun BrightBox energy storage system, which is based on Tesla's Powerwall lithium-ion battery.

The BrightBox energy storage system combines rooftop solar panels with the Powerwall wall-mounted lithium-ion battery. Sunrun's is also the first ever to be installed under Hawaiian Electric Company's (HECO) new Customer Self-Supply (CSS) Program.