Tips From The Top

Is it the concrete, the brick and mortar, the beams?

According to smart home automation leader Savant, it’s power. Specifically, integrated power and energy management.

Smart home technology is no longer a niche item; today, it’s a staple in a luxury home. The power to maintain and sustain the systems that run our homes needs to be secure and stable. Power has become a foundational key in a luxury home’s design. Stable, reliable power is no longer an afterthought; it’s crucial for smart homes from the start. The most advanced technology in the world is useless without the power to support it.

Savant, our primary smart home platform since we began, is making power stability a key priority for its customers. Their power-solutions can function with the grid, with generators, connect with solar, or all three—which makes it possible to provide our clients with a variety of power sources that can provide a stable source of energy no matter what the circumstances. The company’s smart electrical panels monitor energy and load shedding in real-time. Battery systems and their scalable inverter support needs from targeted backup to energy independence for your entire home. A great additional benefit of this configuration is that battery storage is not dependent on a solar source.

Power quality is as important as its stability. The Savant system monitors all utility power coming into the home and in case of unsafe conditions, can immediately disconnect from the grid without interrupting power. This avoids power fluctuations that can harm the sensitive home electronics systems.

Surge protection has been a mainstay in power protection, but we go beyond that to whole-home power management. EV charging and solar are part of this conversation, but it also goes into how the home is built—from the very walls—to make sure the home can contain and provide the power needed in the present and into the future. Networking, lighting, and security all demand the highest electrical loads and require power protection. Some experts argue that any system with a microprocessor is critical. That includes A/V, smart appliances, and lighting control systems.

Home technology continues to grow in complexity and necessity. Home owners who don’t include power in their home’s infrastructure risk an unreliable system, more service calls, and less ease and convenience. Home technology needs to work for the home owner, not against them, and without a reliable clean power source, we’re back in the era when all home tech was cumbersome and made our lives harder rather than easier.

Our clients' time is valuable. It should not be wasted solving technology issues that could have been avoided with the right power source. For many home owners with ongoing technology problems, a power overhaul can be the key that solves the issues across the board. 

For a new build, why not start with the solution?

To learn more about how clean, reliable power can serve as a foundation in your home, call us at Jackson Hole AV. We’d love to discuss the possibilities.