Demand Management Installation Services Joins Forces with SunRun to Provide Homeowners with Low-Cost Solar

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Demand Management Installation Services (DMIS) today announced a new partnership with SunRun, the nation's leading residential solar company. Under the new agreement, DMIS will help ideal candidates for zero or low-cost solar make the switch to solar power service from SunRun.

DMIS and its affiliates conduct 25,000 in-home energy consultations annually, working with homeowners who want to save money through efficient energy use. This new partnership with SunRun adds one more significant option to DMIS’ offerings: SunRun owns and maintains solar panels on a homeowner’s roof and the homeowner makes low monthly payments for the power. With SunRun, homeowners avoid the high upfront costs of switching to solar and save tens of thousands of dollars over time on electricity bills.

While homeowners save on what they pay for their energy, traditional utility providers also benefit from reduced demand on the electric grid. DMIS will offer SunRun services throughout the Bay Area, from Napa to San Jose and San Francisco to Alameda County.

“DMIS specializes in helping homeowners identify ways to save money on their energy. But in particular we look for measures that have either a fast payback on the initial investment or a high ROI,” said Jason Hanleybrown, CEO of DMIS. “This partnership with SunRun will enable our customers to reap the benefits of solar without laying out tens of thousands of dollars to do so. And traditional utilities also benefit from reductions in peak kilowatt-hour usage.”

In addition to helping consumers make their homes more energy efficient, DMIS works with utilities to design and implement energy- and water-savings programs, bringing its years of experience in the home to create efficiency programs that deliver large scale, cost-effective therm and kWh hour savings. DMIS provides in-home energy use analysis as well as installation services, full-service customer relations, and program design that prioritizes high participation rates. DMIS helps support utility programs by identifying customers that are appropriate for specific energy savings measures from within its pool of existing customers.

SunRun pioneered third-party ownership of residential solar systems in 2007. Its partner network serves more than 15,000 customers in nine states and employs more than 3,000 workers. The company installs more than $1 million in solar systems every day.

“We work with trusted partners to help homeowners throughout the country take advantage of our affordable, easy, and smart approach to going solar,” said SunRun President and Co-founder Lynn Jurich. “We want to be one of the largest providers of energy for American homes, and DMIS will help us reach more homeowners in the Bay Area who can benefit financially from solar while helping the planet.”