Austin energy startup Base Power is continuing its expansion in North Texas.
In August 2025, the company opened an office and warehouse in Grapevine with around 10 full-time employees. Today, it has more than 100 employees and more than 50% of its customer base in Dallas-Fort Worth. It also recently inked a deal with Dallas-based Hillwood Communities to offer its home battery backup system to nearly 6,500 homes in three North Texas communities.
“The original thesis, and the thesis still today, is that the U.S. grid needs a lot of help,” co-founder and COO Justin Lopas said during a presentation at the Venture Dallas conference Oct. 22. “It needs a lot more capacity, and we think we have a unique, novel way to add capacity to the grid quickly.”…