Savant Partners with GRID Alternatives to support underserved communities in Puerto Rico and Mexico

Partnership to enhance access to renewable energy technology and job training

HYANNIS, Mass., May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Savant Systems, Inc., a global leader in smart home and power, has announced a philanthropic partnership with GRID Alternatives, the nation's largest non-profit committed to building community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy. Savant will donate Savant Power Storage 20 units for projects in Mexico and Puerto Rico, provide technical assistance, and support training for GRID's hands-on Installation Basics Training (IBT) courses.

Savant Power Storage systems will save money on energy costs that can be redirected to food, clothing, and physician care, to prevent blackouts that cause refrigerated food and medicine to spoil, and more. Recipients include a physical therapy center for elderly and vulnerable populations; a home that cares for 35 children and adolescents; a residential hospice and addiction support facility for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis; a natural disaster rescue organization; and women-owned businesses who will operate completely off the grid.

"We're proud to donate our latest energy storage products, training resources, and time to GRID – an organization that shares our mission to bring clean, renewable power to more living spaces and facilities worldwide," said Bob Madonna, CEO of Savant. "For underserved communities with unstable electrical grids, the ability to store and easily access energy means reliable access to essentials many of us take for granted."

Savant's innovative Power Storage 20 system features an award-winning user app and a scalable inverter and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery system that delivers between 20 kWh and 200 kWh of storage capacity. The scalable energy storage system is an ideal fit for homes and facilities with varying energy needs, enabling cost savings and stored power in communities lacking reliable and consistent access to power. And combined with Savant's modular smart electrical panel technology, the full energy ecosystem will be able to increase the battery runtime by intelligently shedding electric loads based on available power capacity. This will be especially critical for some of GRID's fully off-grid projects.

The easy-to-use Savant app allows for monitoring, controlling, and automating everyday energy consumption, optimizing efficiency, reducing costs, and maximizing the life of stored energy during peak pricing periods and outages. Users can automate their home or facility for any scenario, such as switching to stored power in the event of a grid outage, prioritizing storing energy before an approaching storm, drawing power from the battery when energy from the grid may be more expensive, and much more.

Through GRID's real-world job training program, students will get hands-on experience installing Savant's cutting-edge power management and storage technology. Power Storage 20 battery and inverter hardware will be donated to labs for in-person training and online education through Savant University, a virtual program that trains and certifies professional installers.

"If we are to grow renewable energy use, we must be able to build a skilled workforce trained to install solar electric systems and batteries," said Jenean Smith, Vice President of International Programs at GRID. "Our efforts with partners such as Savant will help develop the next generation of solar and battery installers while providing them career growth, access to emerging technologies, and employment opportunities."

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About Savant 
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Savant Systems, Inc., is a global leader in smart home, intelligent lighting and energy solutions for consumers, businesses, utility companies and more. Along with GE Lighting, a Savant company, Savant Systems, Inc. offers the most diverse portfolio of DIY and professionally installed smart products available at thousands of leading retail stores and through a network of authorized integrators. Engineered to customize any space, Savant's innovative solutions unite all the vital pillars of any connected environment – climate, lighting, entertainment, security, and energy – together into a premier integrated experience controlled by intuitive award-winning software for iOS and Android.

About GRID Alternatives 
GRID Alternatives is an international, U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that builds community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy. GRID works in the U.S., Mexico, Nepal, and Nicaragua and has installed solar photovoltaic systems on more than 33,000 homes and affordable housing developments in underserved communities while providing more than 34,000 individuals with workforce development training. GRID also provides clean mobility solutions and battery storage, and is a leading voice in low-income solar policy development in the U.S. Installation Basics Training (IBT), a competency-based certificate program designed to develop the skills most relevant to entry-level solar installation jobs and related construction employment fields. Trainees learn solar installation skills, OSHA 10 safety standards, first aid and CPR, and soft skills, including interpersonal communication and dependability, to help job trainees obtain and sustain employment.

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