VECKTA, the first end-to-end onsite energy deployment platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Wellstar Health System to evaluate and implement energy efficiency upgrades and install onsite energy systems at select Wellstar locations. The agreement includes a direct investment from Catalyst by Wellstar, the health system’s innovation company and venture firm.
Through this partnership, Wellstar is leveraging VECKTA’s advisory expertise for energy efficiency improvements and its technical platform to plan, configure, and implement onsite energy solutions. Potential projects include solar and energy storage systems, electric vehicle solar charging stations, and battery storage backup power for critical systems.
“VECKTA has helped Wellstar identify ways to reduce energy costs and improve energy reliability,” said Robin Saxon, Vice President of Real Estate, Construction & Facilities Development, Wellstar Health System. “We take our responsibility of caring for our community seriously, which includes mitigating the effects of climate change on public health.”
The VECKTA platform analyzes thousands of data points—including energy rates, permitting constraints, energy demand, and technology costs—to assess and identify priority locations for onsite energy systems. Depending on the location’s needs, such systems may include solar panels, batteries, generators, combined heat and power (CHP), and wind power systems. VECKTA then provides financial, operational, and emissions summaries for site-specific technology configurations. The recommendations and site-specific business cases enable Wellstar to efficiently solicit bids and select vendors through VECKTA’s online marketplace.
“We commend Wellstar for taking action to reduce energy costs, its impact on the grid and the environment,” said Gareth Evans, VECKTA’s founder and CEO. “By generating energy and storing it on-site, Wellstar can diversify its energy portfolio, improve resiliency during power outages, reduce its environmental impact, and free up utility energy supply to meet growing demand from increased electric vehicle adoption and electrification.”
Recognizing the potential of VECKTA’s expertise and platform to help large organizations reduce energy costs and environmental impact, Catalyst by Wellstar has made a direct investment to help the company scale. VECKTA joins Catalyst’s growing portfolio of sustainability-related startups and innovation efforts, which include climate tech-focused venture fund VoLo Earth Ventures, organics-recycling company Goodr, and sustainable agriculture companies Bee Downtown and FarmBox Foods.
“Investing in sustainability-focused innovations is a strategic opportunity that goes beyond cost reduction,” said John D Cooper, Head of Venture at Catalyst by Wellstar. “By prioritizing energy efficiency and clean technology, Wellstar can improve operational resiliency and reduce the system’s environmental footprint, driving long-term value and a more sustainable and responsible future.”
About Wellstar Health System
At Wellstar, people are at the center of everything we do. A nonprofit community healthcare system, we are nationally recognized for our personal, high-quality care, inclusive culture, and exceptional doctors and team members. We provide access to compassionate, high-quality care through our: 11 hospitals; 325+ medical office locations; 11 cancer centers; 91 rehabilitation centers; 35 imaging centers; 26 urgent care locations; five health parks; three hospice facilities and one retirement village. Wellstar thoughtfully invests 100% of every dollar we make into initiatives that create healthier communities. To learn more about how we care for the communities we serve, visit Wellstar.org.
About Catalyst By Wellstar
Catalyst by Wellstar is the first-of-its-kind innovation company and venture firm created by one of the largest health systems in Georgia. We build better healthcare by harnessing problems, creating solutions, and partnering across industries to deploy a true ecosystem of care. For more information, visit catalyst.wellstar.org.
About VECKTA
VECKTA is the first end-to-end onsite energy deployment platform. Enterprise customers use VECKTA to optimize and streamline the deployment of onsite energy across their entire portfolio. With automated site assessments, system configurations, business case scenarios, and a marketplace with pre-qualified contractors – users can make confident, data-driven decisions about where to focus, what to invest in, and who to contract with. VECKTA enables customers to save on project costs, accelerate timelines, and achieve decarbonization at scale.
