Energy company hopes to boost Texas’ fragile power grid [Video]

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s no secret once extreme weather rolls in, all eyes shift to the Texas power grid – because once temperatures keep rising, so will people’s energy use, which leaves Texans worrying whether or not the grid will fail. 

It’s a lingering thought any time summer or winter temperatures creep in, and why a new company has taken form to challenge the grid’s stability.

Base Power is led by Zach Dell – the son of Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell – and Justin Lopas. 

The company provides a distributed battery storage to homeowners, which allows them to have a “reliable and affordable” backup source if there is an outage. The battery itself, according to Lopas, allows the grid to be more …