Home tech partnership
Sunnova Energy International Inc., a U.S. residential energy services providers, and Generac Power Systems, Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, announced they are expanding their strategic partnership.
This expansion will allow Sunnova to add Generac’s newly updated technology to its current suite of offerings, which will include energy storage units and for the first time, standby home generators, microinverters, and load managers.
This move will provide Sunnova with an option for a single equipment provider for the energy independent Sunnova Adaptive HomeTM.
“To power energy independence, we will continue to prioritize resiliency and reliability for our customers so that they can remain in control of their energy needs,” said William J. (John) Berger, founder and CEO of Sunnova.
“Our strengthened partnership with Generac is another key step towards making the Sunnova Adaptive Home a reality. Together, we have the people, tools, and expertise to power homes when the local grid or utility policies fail us; and allow homeowners to live life uninterrupted,” said Berger.
“Generac and Sunnova share an aligned vision of where the industry must go, and we’re excited to expand our strategic partnership to help bring that future vision to life,” said Aaron Jagdfeld, president and CEO of Generac.
“Generac is developing and launching innovative clean energy products that not only increase and optimize the amount of clean energy produced, stored and utilized by homeowners, but help to maximize customer savings,” said Jagdfeld.
“Collectively, these products deliver a true whole-home customer experience, something that has been lacking until now. We look forward to partnering with Sunnova to deliver these products to customers and provide increased power resiliency to more homeowners,” said Jagdfeld.
Sunnova and Generac will work together to make this new hardware technology available to homeowners through Sunnova’s dealer network and by integrating both companies’ software platforms.
The companies said they will continue to leverage each other’s extensive dealer and installer networks, and, with this new offer, Generac’s dealer base will now gain access to Sunnova’s services.
Each home’s energy needs are different, and with The Sunnova Adaptive Home, Sunnova is creating services that integrate the use of solar, battery storage, energy control and management technologies to make clean energy even more reliable.
The Sunnova Adaptive Home is not only able to produce and store energy, it also “adapts” by optimizing energy sources and consumption predictively, in real time, said the firm.