Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Pay Policy, Amended December 23, 2021

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Exhibit 10.24
Amended and Restated Non‐Employee Director Pay Policy
(Last Amended: December 23, 2021)
The purpose of these Amended and Restated Non‐Employee Director Pay Policy (this “Policy”) is to summarize the compensation policies and programs that apply to non‐employee directors of Sunrun, Inc. (“Sunrun” or the “Company”) who are not prohibited from receiving compensation from Sunrun under any applicable law or agreement with a third party.
Overview-Total Compensation
Sunrun aims to compensate its non‐employee directors at competitive market levels. A non‐employee director’s compensation may include up to five components, as described below:
Annual cash retainer
Lead independent director fee
Committee chairperson retainer
Committee member retainer
Annual equity grant
The sum of these components received by a non‐employee director comprises total annual compensation. The cash compensation and equity grants described in this Policy shall be paid or be made, as applicable, automatically and without further action by the Board, to each non‐employee director eligible to receive such cash compensation or equity grants.
Annual Cash Retainer
Eligible non‐employee directors receive a $60,000 annual cash retainer. Cash payments will be distributed to non‐employee directors via standard Sunrun payroll processing and paid out in equal amounts in the first month of each quarter processed through the Company’s accounts payable process. Non‐employee directors will be responsible for all proper tax remittance and other tax obligations associated with these payments.
For the first year of service of a non‐employee director, the first installment of the annual cash retainer will be prorated using the number of days starting with and including the date of election to the Board (whether by the Board or by the stockholders) through the end of the calendar year divided by 365. Payment of the prorated cash portion of a new non‐employee director’s annual retainer will be made on the first regularly‐scheduled date for payment of all other non‐employee directors following the new non‐employee director’s joining the Board. There may also be a prorated cash retainer provided when there is a separation from the Board, with the timing of payment of the prorated cash retainer to be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion.
Lead Independent Director Fee
The lead independent director of the Board will receive an annual cash fee of $25,000. This cash fee will be tracked and accrued by Sunrun. The cash payment will be distributed to the lead independent director via standard Sunrun payroll processing and paid out in equal amounts on the first normal payroll cycle at the beginning of each quarter. The lead independent director will be responsible for all proper tax remittance and other tax obligations associated with this payment.
For the first year of service and any subsequent mid‐year separation, the lead independent director fee will be prorated in the same manner as the non‐employee director annual cash retainer described above.
Committee Chairperson Retainer
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Each eligible chairperson of each committee of the Board described herein will receive a cash retainer for his or her additional services to such committee. The chairperson of the Audit Committee will receive $25,000 annually; the chairperson of the Compensation Committee will receive $17,000 annually; and the chairperson of the Nominating, Governance, and Sustainability Committee will receive $17,000 annually. The chairperson of any other committees created by the Board will not receive any additional retainer for service as chairperson of those committees, unless otherwise specified by the Board. These cash fees will be tracked and accrued by Sunrun. Cash payments will be distributed to directors via standard Sunrun payroll processing and paid out in equal amounts on the first normal payroll cycle at the beginning of each quarter. Non‐employee directors will be responsible for all proper tax remittance and other tax obligations associated with these payments.
For the first year of service and any subsequent mid‐year separation, the committee chairperson retainer will be prorated in the same manner as the non‐employee director annual cash retainer described above.
Committee Membership Retainer
Each eligible member of each committee of the Board described herein who (i) qualifies as a non‐ employee director under this Policy and (ii) is not serving as the chairperson of such committee will receive a cash retainer for his or her additional services to such committee. Each Audit Committee member will receive $12,500 annually; each Compensation Committee member will receive $9,000 annually; and each Nominating, Governance, and Sustainability Committee member will receive $9,000 annually. These cash fees will be tracked and accrued by Sunrun. Cash payments will be distributed to directors via standard Sunrun payroll processing and paid out in equal amounts on the first normal payroll cycle at the beginning of each quarter. Non‐employee directors will be responsible for all proper tax remittance and other tax obligations associated with these payments.
For the first year of service and any subsequent mid‐year separation, the committee membership retainer will be prorated in the same manner as the non‐employee director annual cash retainer described above.
Annual Equity Grant
Each eligible non‐employee director will also receive an annual grant of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), denominated in shares of the Company’s common stock issued under Sunrun’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The RSUs shall be automatically granted on January 1st or if January 1st is not a business day on which The NASDAQ Stock Market is open, then the next business day thereafter (such date, the “Grant Date”) of each year. The number of RSUs will be determined by dividing $170,000 by the average Nasdaq closing price of the Company’s common stock during the thirty trading days prior to the Grant Date. The RSUs will vest on January 1st following the date the RSUs are granted, subject to the non‐employee director’s continued service as a Service Provider (as defined in the Plan). For the first year of service as a non‐employee director, the RSUs shall be granted on the first day of active service as a non‐employee director (or if such day is not a business day on which The NASDAQ Stock Market is open, then the next business day thereafter), shall be pro‐rated in proportion to the length of active service expected to be provided during that first calendar year, and shall vest on January 1st following the date the RSUs are granted, subject to the non‐employee director’s continued service as a Service Provider (as defined in the Plan).
Meeting Fees
Effective January 1, 2022, each eligible non‐employee director will receive a per meeting fee of $1,000 per meeting, in the event that the board or applicable committee holds more than six meetings in a given calendar year; however, no meeting fees shall be paid for the first six meetings of the year and the number of board and committee meeting shall not be aggregated.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Sunrun directors are subject to the stock ownership guidelines provided under the Company’s Stock Ownership Guidelines For Non-Employee Directors, adopted on July 29, 2021.
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Board and Compensation Committee Discretion
The Board or the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, make changes to this Policy at any time. The changes along with the policy itself will be subject to stockholder approval each year if, and only to the extent, legally required.
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