SMA Enters into Purchase Agreement to be Supplier for Sunrun

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SMA Solar Technology AG: SMA Enters into Purchase Agreement to be Supplier
for Sunrun

23.01.2018 / 14:04
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SMA Solar Technology AG-Corporate News

SMA Enters into Purchase Agreement to be Supplier for Sunrun
Sunrun Partners with SMA due to Quality, Reliability and Expertise in
Residential PV Solutions

Niestetal/Rocklin, Calif., January 23, 2018-SMA America, the U.S. subsidiary
of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA/FWB: S92), has officially entered into a
purchase agreement with Sunrun, one of the top residential solar installers
in the industry, to be a key supplier for residential PV solutions. The
partnership is a testament to SMA's renewed focus on the residential market
in the U.S. and its new, cutting-edge technology for residential PV systems,
storage and home energy management.

"We are honored and excited to enter into this long-term partnership with
Sunrun," said Pierre-Pascal Urbon, CEO of SMA Solar Technology AG. "SMA is
committed to building on its reliable Sunny Boy-US line of inverters and
developing the best possible technology for the residential market, which
continues to be an essential component of the U.S. solar industry. We look
forward to providing everything from smart inverters to home energy
management and residential storage solutions for Sunrun and its customers."

SMA will supply Sunrun with Sunny Boy-US inverters, SMA's Power+ Solution
and Sunny Boy Storage-US inverters as one of several preferred inverter
vendors.

"Residential solar and storage will increasingly become a key contributor to
America's future energy system. As households adopt our Brightbox home
battery service, we want to ensure they are enabled with the
industry-leading and smart technology," said Lynn Jurich, Sunrun Chief
Executive Officer and co-founder. "Sunrun selected SMA as a key supplier
because of its long history of reliable and high-quality products, as well
as the company's ongoing pursuit of the best and most advanced inverter
technology."

In recent months, SMA has unveiled several new developments in residential
solar technology. For example, all Sunny Boy inverters are now equipped with
SMA Smart Connected, a new, state-of-the-art service technology for
automatic monitoring. Additionally, the Power+ Solution combines the proven
Sunny Boy-US inverter with the TS4-R Module Level Power Electronics (MLPE)
to create a solution that cost-effectively optimizes residential PV systems
and ensures higher energy yields. And, using intelligent inverter technology
with Sunny Boy-US inverters and Sunny Boy Storage inverters, SMA can create
smart homes where homeowners can produce and manage their energy to match
their needs. SMA has also remained a pioneer for safety and reliability,
having its Sunny Boy-US line of inverters certified to the latest UL 1741 SA
standard ahead of state requirements.

About SMA
The SMA Group with sales of around EUR1 billion in 2016 is the global market
leader for solar inverters, a key component of all PV plants. SMA offers a
wide range of products and solutions that allow for high energy yields for
residential and commercial PV systems and large-scale PV power plants. To
increase PV self-consumption efficiently, SMA system technology can easily
be combined with different battery technologies. Intelligent energy
management solutions, comprehensive services and operational management of
PV power plants round off SMA's range. The company is headquartered in
Niestetal, near Kassel, Germany, is represented in 20 countries and has more
than 3,000 employees worldwide, including 500 working in Development. SMA's
multi-award-winning technology is protected by more than 1,000 patents and
utility models. Since 2008, the Group's parent company, SMA Solar Technology
AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(S92) and is currently the only company in the solar industry that is listed
in the TecDAX index.

SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany

Head of Corporate Communications:
Anja Jasper
Tel. +49 561 9522-2805
Presse@SMA.de

Press Contact:
Susanne Henkel
Manager Corporate Press
Tel. +49 561 9522-1124
Fax +49 561 9522-421400
Presse@SMA.de

Disclaimer:
This corporate news serves only as information and does not constitute an
offer or invitation to subscribe for, acquire, hold or sell any securities
of SMA Solar Technology AG (the "Company") or any present or future
subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the "SMA Group") nor
should it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any
contract to purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company or any
member of the SMA Group or commitment whatsoever. Securities may not be
offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an
exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

This corporate news can contain future-oriented statements. Future-oriented
statements are statements which do not describe facts of the past. They also
include statements about our assumptions and expectations. These statements
are based on plans, estimations and forecasts which the Managing Board of
SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA or company) has available at this time.
Future-oriented statements are therefore only valid on the day on which they
are made. Future-oriented statements by nature contain risks and elements of
uncertainty. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors can lead to considerable differences between the actual results, the
financial position, the development or the performance of the corporation
and the estimates given here. These factors include those which SMA has
discussed in published reports. These reports are available on the SMA
website at www.SMA.de. The company accepts no obligation whatsoever to
update these future-oriented statements or to adjust them to future events
or developments.


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Language: English
Company: SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 100
E-mail: info@sma.de
Internet: www.sma.de
ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9
WKN: A0DJ6J
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange



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