In 2019, Direct Relief's new Santa Barbara headquarters was finished. The headquarters is both a warehouse and distribution center for the organization. The new building is 155,000-square-feet, earthquake-safe, and outfitted with state-of-the-art distribution technology for medical supplies. Direct Relief partnered with Tesla to create a microgrid power supply for the building. Solar panels are integrated with battery storage and generators to keep the headquarters running for up to six months in the face of a disaster. That off-the-grid power supply is essential for storing temperature-sensitive medications like insulin and vaccines.