Austin startup teams with home builder to boost Texas grid reliability

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin-based electricity startup company announced this week its partnership with home construction company Lennar amid efforts to offer stronger grid reliability to Texans.Base Power launched in May and centers its work around installing batteries that offer on-site storage capacity for customers. When the electrical grid is up and running, the batteries are designed to support that power grid; when the grid goes down, the battery kicks in and provides electricity to th