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Base Power moves into Walmart stores and grows with a co-op
Published Nov 13, 2026 · Last checked Nov 13, 2026 · Last changed Nov 13, 2026Walmart invested in Base Power and will sign up home battery customers in its Texas stores.
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- Battery and solar sellers, backup power dealers, virtual power plant companies. Texas. Owner, sales manager.
The facts
- Walmart announced the investment on Nov 2, 2026. Base Power is a Texas company that installs, owns and maintains home batteries.
- Base will sign up customers at participating Walmart and Sam's Club stores, starting in Texas in November.
- Customers who enroll there get 20% off Base's upfront installation fee.
- Base says it has more than 35,000 customers in Texas. More than 20,000 of them have a home battery.
- On Nov 10, 2026, Base and the co-op CoServ said their home battery program will expand to 450 MW. Base has installed 75 MW there so far.
- CoServ controls when that fleet charges and discharges.
- The announcements do not give the size of the investment or the installation fee.
What it means for you
Texas battery sellers and generator dealers now compete with a backup offer that is sold in stores, where the customer does not buy the battery.
Sources
- The Shelby Report, trade publication, Nov 2, 2026.
- Energy Choice Matters, trade publication, Nov 10, 2026.