Solar & Generators
No, you don’t need solar to use our batteries. You don’t need solar to use Base because the batteries are designed to store energy directly from the grid. This allows you to access reliable backup power and lower energy costs without relying on solar panels.
That said, if you already have solar, Base works seamlessly with it. Plus, you can always add solar later—our batteries are designed to easily integrate with solar systems. And Base offers competitive solar buyback prices.
Yes! Base works for you with or without solar.
Base batteries integrate seamlessly with solar panels without affecting your warranty or requiring any rewiring of your system.
Solar households choose Base for three key reasons:
- Power during outages: Your home stays powered even when the grid goes down.
- Extended outage protection: Your solar panels can continue recharging your battery during an outage, providing longer backup time.
- Competitive solar buyback: Base credits you for all your solar overproduction—whether it charges the battery or goes back to the grid—at real-time wholesale rates + 3¢/kWh.
If you don’t have solar yet but plan to install it later, you can start with a Base battery now. When you’re ready, Base will integrate your solar panels by putting current transformers (CTs) on your battery.
Please coordinate with the Base support team to schedule this at support@basepowercompany.com.
Base credits you for all of your solar overproduction each month. You can see your solar data on your monthly bill in the “Solar Credits” section.
On your bill, our buyback rate is the real-time wholesale (RTW) price for solar (“Solar Credit - Wholesale Avg”) plus an additional 3 cents per kWh (“Solar Credit - Base Bonus”).
Your Solar Credit amount is the rate multiplied by your kWh of unused solar. Underneath the credits, we also list your home’s solar usage (“Solar usage by home”) so you can see your usage alongside your overproduction.
If your bill is negative, Base rolls over your credits to the following month.
