# Justin Lopas

> Justin Lopas is the Austin-based co-founder and COO of Base Power. A University of Michigan mechanical engineering graduate, he worked on manufacturing at SpaceX and led manufacturing at Anduril before founding Base with Zach Dell in 2023. He now oversees the operational challenge of building and deploying home batteries that provide backup power and support the grid.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Base Power
- **Organizations:** Base Power, Anduril Industries, SpaceX
- **Education:** Mechanical engineering, University of Michigan
- **Known for:** Helped develop SpaceX manufacturing operations at the Texas site that became Starbase., Led manufacturing at Anduril before founding Base Power., Co-founded Base Power, whose home batteries provide backup power and can be aggregated for grid services.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2020** — Worked in manufacturing engineering at SpaceX, including Falcon thrust structures and early Starbase work in Texas.
- **2020** — Joined Anduril as Head of Manufacturing, overseeing manufacturing engineering, operations and supply chain.
- **2022** — Met Zach Dell during a tour of Anduril’s Costa Mesa factory.
- **2023** — Co-founded Base Power with Dell in Austin.
- **2024** — Base Power publicly launched its home battery and electricity service in Texas.
- **2026** — Base launched the Austin-built Base Core battery and announced a $1 billion Series D at a $13 billion post-money valuation.

## Achievements

- Helped develop SpaceX manufacturing operations at the Texas site that became Starbase.
- Led manufacturing at Anduril before founding Base Power.
- Co-founded Base Power, whose home batteries provide backup power and can be aggregated for grid services.
- Helped bring Base Core, a 39.2 kWh home battery designed and built in Austin, into production.
- Base and Austin Energy agreed in 2026 to deploy 40 MW of residential battery storage.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Base Power launched its 39.2 kWh Base Core battery, built in Austin, and announced a $1 billion Series D at a $13 billion post-money valuation.
- **2026-08** — Lopas published an opinion essay in Utility Dive calling for simpler and more consistent local permitting for home batteries.
- **2026-05** — Austin Energy announced an agreement with Base Power to deploy 40 MW of residential battery storage.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinlopas
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JLopas

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Last updated: 2026-09-29