CoServ and Base Power Expand Residential Battery Program to 450 MW

The expansion follows rapid adoption of Base’s affordable home backup by CoServ members, with about 10 MW of capacity added each month since March.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denton County Electric Cooperative (CoServ) and Base Power today announced they are expanding their residential battery program to 450 megawatts (MW). Since the program launched in March, Base has installed 75 MW of batteries at CoServ members’ homes.

Each Base battery provides whole-home backup during outages and adds to a networked fleet that CoServ dispatches during peak demand. Base installs and maintains every battery, and CoServ controls when the fleet charges and discharges. The fleet has grown by approximately 10 MW per month — much faster than alternative resources can be built — enabling CoServ to add reliable capacity quickly while offering affordable resiliency to its members.

“In March, we set out with CoServ to show how quickly distributed batteries can add capacity to a growing system,” said Zach Dell, Co-Founder and CEO of Base Power. “Seventy-five megawatts later, CoServ members have made clear how much they value affordable, reliable backup power. We’re proud to expand to 450 MW and bring that protection to thousands more homes across North Texas.”

“When we launched this program, we saw distributed batteries as an opportunity to add flexible capacity while creating meaningful value for our Members,” said Gary Franzen, Chief Energy Resources Officer at CoServ. “The adoption we’ve seen in just a matter of months reinforces that opportunity. Expanding the program allows us to build on that momentum and create an even larger resource that benefits participating Members and the broader CoServ system."

The expansion comes as Base grows in Texas and beyond. Base recently announced its first utility partnership outside Texas, with Central Georgia EMC, and a strategic partnership with Walmart to offer Base at select Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in Texas.

CoServ members can learn more and sign up at www.basepowercompany.com/coserv.

About Base Power

Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Base Power is an energy company building a more resilient electric grid through distributed battery systems. Base partners with utilities to deploy utility-controlled, customer-sited energy storage that delivers cost-effective dispatchable capacity, improves reliability, and provides households with backup power during outages. Learn more at www.basepowercompany.com/utilities.

About CoServ

CoServ is the third-largest electric cooperative in the United States. Based in North Texas, CoServ provides reliable distribution service to more than 300,000 electric members across a fast-growing area that includes parts of Denton, Collin, and surrounding counties. Headquartered in Corinth, Texas, CoServ powers homes and businesses throughout communities in the Dallas–Fort Worth region. Learn more at coserv.com.