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Base Power has secured a $1 billion Series D, valuing the company at $13 billion, and is expanding with home batteries in Texas and Illinois, integrating storage to stabilize grid demand amid surging electricity use driven by electrification and AI data centers.
Recent data shows a sharp rise in home battery installations across several states, driven by high electricity prices and policies that reward rooftop solar plus storage. Utilities and tech firms see these distributed assets powering a future grid and supporting data centers, AI workloads, and virtual power plants. Major players are expanding partnerships to coordinate thousands of home batteries for grid needs.