Base Power offers Texans big backup batteries, no purchase necessary

Published on February 27, 2025

A fast-growing startup is giving Texas homeowners cheap access to unusually large batteries for backup power — and paying for it by maneuvering those same batteries in the state’s ERCOT energy markets. Base Power launched last May and already has installed more than 1,000 home batteries, around 30 megawatt-hours, in…

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