Base Power 融资10亿美元，推出家用电池
总部位于得克萨斯州奥斯汀的初创公司Base Power已累计融资超25亿美元。新资金将用于将新型电池Base Core推广至更多家庭，并扩大全国业务及招聘。
原文深度解读
本文报道了总部位于得克萨斯州奥斯汀的能源初创公司Base Power完成10亿美元D轮融资，投后估值130亿美元，并推出新型家用电池Base Core。该电池已在奥斯汀的Base Factory 1投产，旨在支持电网。文章涉及融资方、公司增长数据（电池车队超500 MWh、扩展至伊利诺伊州、与公用事业合作超200 MW）、产能（每月数千套）以及资金用途。与电子元器件供应链相关，因为电池生产涉及电子元器件采购与制造。
- Base Power宣布完成10亿美元D轮融资，投后估值130亿美元。
- 公司推出家用电池Base Core，已在奥斯汀的Base Factory 1投产，安装时间不到一小时。
- 过去一年，Base的电池车队增长至超500 MWh，业务扩展至伊利诺伊州，并与El Paso Electric、Austin Energy、CoServ等公用事业合作，容量超200 MW。
- Base Factory 1每月生产数千套系统，部署团队负责在得克萨斯州及其他地区的安装。
- D轮融资由Ribbit、Addition、Valor Equity Partners和JPMorganChase的战略投资集团领投，参与方包括Altimeter、D1 Capital Partners、Sands Capital、Coatue、Layer Global和Energy Impact Partners；现有投资者Thrive Capital、a16z、Lightspeed、Trust Ventures、CapitalG等也参与再投资。
- 公司迄今累计融资超25亿美元，新资金将用于推广Base Core、全国扩张和招聘人才。
供应链影响
- Base Core的批量生产可能增加对电池组件、电力电子器件和控制系统等电子元器件的需求，具体取决于月产量和供应链策略。
- 公司扩展至伊利诺伊州及与多家公用事业合作，可能带动相关地区安装服务与配套元器件的需求增长。
- 融资用于全国扩张和招聘，可能影响其供应链布局，包括供应商选择和物流网络，具体取决于扩张节奏。
- 电池车队超500 MWh的规模可能涉及储能系统的维护与升级，对相关电子元器件有持续需求。
- 与公用事业的合作可能要求电池具备电网交互功能，从而影响对通信和功率电子元器件的规格要求。
系统解读，仅作为判断线索，不构成备货、出货、涨价或投资建议。
总部位于得克萨斯州的能源初创公司Base Power宣布完成10亿美元D轮融资，投后估值130亿美元，同时推出Base Core：一款从零开始设计以支持电网的家用电池，现已在奥斯汀的Base Factory 1投产。
“我们汇集了世界上最优秀的硬件和软件工程师来打造Core——一款旨在保护美国家庭同时支持电网的电池，”Base Power首席执行官兼联合创始人Zach Dell表示。“它安装时间不到一小时，切换无缝，专为应对极端天气而设计，并以美国人能负担的价格提供延长停电保护。”
据新闻稿称，Core的发布正值Base经历一年的增长：电池车队已增长至超500 MWh，业务从得克萨斯州扩展至伊利诺伊州，并与El Paso Electric、Austin Energy和CoServ等公用事业公司建立了合作伙伴关系，容量超200 MW。
“Base的Factory 1现在每月生产数千套系统，而我们的部署团队能够安全、高效地将它们安装在得克萨斯州及其他地区的家庭中，”Base Power首席运营官兼联合创始人Justin Lopas表示。
D轮融资由Ribbit、Addition、Valor Equity Partners和JPMorganChase的战略投资集团领投，该集团隶属于公司的安全与弹性计划，参与方包括Altimeter、D1 Capital Partners、Sands Capital、Coatue、Layer Global和Energy Impact Partners。新闻稿称，Base的主要现有投资者也在再投资，包括Thrive Capital、a16z、Lightspeed、Trust Ventures、CapitalG等。
“自我们初始投资以来，Base团队执行了一项雄心勃勃的计划，旨在成为美国的电力公司，”Valor Equity Partners创始人、首席执行官兼首席投资官Antonio Gracias表示。“在此期间，电力需求激增，而Base已成为向电网增加容量最快、最具成本效益的方式之一。”
“JPMorganChase很自豪能支持Base Power，通过分布式能源解决方案实现电网现代化，这些解决方案增强了可靠性、扩大了容量，并帮助为未来构建更具弹性和安全性的电力系统，”JPMorganChase安全与弹性计划战略投资集团负责人Todd Combs表示。
该公司迄今已累计融资超25亿美元。这笔新资金将用于将Base Core推广至更多家庭、扩大全国业务并招聘人才。
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Texas-based energy startup Base Power has announced USD 1 billion Series D financing at a USD 13 billion post-money valuation, alongside the launch of Base Core: a home battery designed from the ground up to support the grid, now in production at Base Factory 1 in Austin.
“We brought together the best hardware and software engineers in the world to build Core — a battery designed to protect American homes while supporting the grid,” said Zach Dell, CEO and co-founder of Base Power. “It installs in under an hour, switches over seamlessly, is built to handle extreme weather, and delivers extended outage protection at a price Americans can afford.”
Core follows a year of growth as Base has grown its battery fleet to over 500 MWh, expanded beyond Texas into Illinois, and launched partnerships with utilities including El Paso Electric, Austin Energy, and CoServ for over 200 MW of capacity, according to a media release.
“Base’s Factory 1 is now producing thousands of systems a month, while our deployment team enables the safe, efficient installation of them on homes throughout Texas and beyond,” said Justin Lopas, COO & Co-Founder, Base Power.
The Series D is led by Ribbit, Addition, Valor Equity Partners, and JPMorganChase’s Strategic Investment Group, part of the firm’s Security and Resiliency Initiative, with participation from Altimeter, D1 Capital Partners, Sands Capital, Coatue, Layer Global, and Energy Impact Partners. Base’s major existing investors are re-investing, including Thrive Capital, a16z, Lightspeed, Trust Ventures, CapitalG, and more, the media release said.
“Since our initial investment, the Base team has executed on an ambitious plan to become America’s Power Company,” said Antonio Gracias, Founder, CEO and CIO of Valor Equity Partners. “Power demand has surged in that time, and Base has emerged as one of the fastest and most cost effective ways to add capacity to the grid.”
“JPMorganChase is proud to support Base Power as it modernizes the grid through distributed energy solutions that enhance reliability, expand capacity and help build a more resilient and secure power system for the future,” said Todd Combs, Head of the Strategic Investment Group for JPMorganChase’s Security and Resiliency Initiative.
The company has raised over USD 2.5 billion capital to date. This new capital will go toward bringing Base Core to more homes, expanding nationally and hiring talent.
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