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BY JACOB VAUGHN
Base Power looks to power North Texas with home batteries
Texas-based Base Power, a provider of backup batteries for homes, is looking to expand its statewide reach through an expansion into the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company announced a $200 million Lone Star State expansion to include a new factory in Travis County in April, and has plans to go national. Base Power o ers backup power options and can lower customers’ monthly energy bills, according to its website. The backup options are powered by batteries, and the company has several options, including: • A wall-mounted 20 kilowatt-hour, or kWh, battery • A single ground-mounted 25 kWh battery • A dual ground-mounted 50 kWh battery When the system isn’t in use, the battery lls up in preparation for an outage. These batteries are di erent from generators in that they’re not gas-powered and they automatically switch on when outages occur, said Cole Jones, the company’s head of growth. “It switches on automatically in less than half a second,” Jones said. “It … can keep you going for days at a time.”
Base Power batteries sit outside homes and turn on in the event of power outages.
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The service, which is only available in some markets like Plano, Frisco and Fort Worth, costs $695 up front for a 25 kWh battery, and $995 for a 50 kWh battery, the company’s website states. Clients pay a monthly recurring cost starting at $20 a month after install. The company will ensure the battery can t on a homeowner’s property, and it takes about a day to install the battery. The company’s electricity plans can save people 10%-20% on their electricity bills, Jones said.
Justin Lopas and Zach Dell founded Base Power Company in North Austin in 2023 with the focus of providing people with relief from power outages in Texas. Dell began forming the idea for the company after Winter Storm Uri in 2021, which caused power outages across the state. He wanted to nd a way to help people and support the state’s electrical grid. Base Power expanded into DFW in August 2024 and entered the Houston market the fol- lowing year. The company has more expansion plans coming soon. The company focuses on Texas because it’s where the problem of a ordable reliable energy is most pronounced, Jones said. “If you ask any Texan, ‘Are you concerned about grid volatility? Have you seen prices increase?’ They’ll for sure say yes,” Jones said. “If you ask any American that, I think more Texans than people in other states would answer yes to those two questions.”
There are more than 2,500 customers across the state with about 1,200 located in DFW. When the Base Power batteries are full and not powering the home during an outage, they can also help support the grid and prevent rolling brownouts, Jones said. Base is the rst electricity provider to include a backup battery in its energy plan.
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“We’re sort of built for Texas neighborhoods like Richardson, Plano [and] Frisco.” COLE JONES, BASE POWER HEAD OF GROWTH
The company’s batteries can power a home for 18-60 hours , depending on the battery size The batteries can protect homes from about 97% of outages The company employs 150+ people
The company serves 2,500+ Texas customers
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