[ DESIGN PARTNERS ]We're not customer-heavy yet.
We're not customer-heavy yet.
We're picking the first three.
SmartTec is in pre-launch. We're running a closed design-partner program for three teams who want launch pricing and direct engineering access ahead of Q4 2026 power-on.
Apply for design partner[ OPEN DESIGN PARTNER SLOTS ]
Three slots remaining.
[ SLOT 01 ]
AI training team · Series B
Reserved 16 nodes for continued pretraining workload.
[ SLOT 02 ]
Inference provider · stealth
Reserved Cerebras CS-3 capacity for low-latency serving.
[ SLOT 03 ]
Colocation customer · federal
Reserved 2 MW for ITAR-compliant deployment.
[ z1power · PRE-LAUNCH PILOTS ]
Batteries already in the field.
Customer names redacted by mutual NDA. Stats below are real.
Regional colocation operator
Midwest US · 500 kW z1power BESS · live since 2024
Reduced grid exposure by 80% during peak pricing events. No customer-visible downtime.
Industrial microgrid
Oklahoma · 1.2 MW z1power BESS · live since 2025
Behind-the-meter power for an industrial site. Sub-10ms failover verified across 8 grid events.
Edge compute operator
Texas · 300 kW z1power BESS · live since 2025
Powers 3 edge sites where utility service was unreliable. AURA predicts grid events 48h early.
5+
Sites running z1power
5 MW
Target capacity at Q4 launch
Q4 2026
Power-on target
3 of 3
Design partner slots open