Justin Lopas
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Co-founder/COO @basepowerco Former @anduriltech @SpaceX.
Austin, TX
Joined June 2011
Come join us building the foundation of American power:
basepowercompany.com
Join Base Power and help power America. We're looking for world-class engineers, operators, electricians, and creatives to help fix the grid.
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Working with the smartest and hardest working people in their domains is so rewarding…
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Talent is above everything else in importance when building a company. Great notes here from @zabie_e.
1/ All of the best founders are great recruiters. Recruiting is not something to delegate; it is the job. I’ve had the chance to help teams like @anduriltech and @basepowerco make their early hires. This is the definitive guide for building a founding team. 👇
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Never a dull moment in ERCOT.
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New deep dive into what we're building @basepowerco by the team at @arenamagdotcom. Excellent headline and excellent storytelling!.
American Power is American Power ⚡️. The grid is aging. Energy demand is accelerating thanks to AI. The pressures on the system are immense, and power is becoming more important than ever. Enter @BasePowerCo with a very *American* mission: more power, for less.
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Had the great fortune of reporting to and learning from Bill for a few years. Excellent guy.
Most people know Elon, but not the guy we saw today on stream next to him. He’s none other than the OG SpaceX engineer Bill Riley. Bill joined SpaceX in 2010 during Falcon 9’s development, starting in structures engineering. Over the years he held multiple key positions,
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When regulations allow, the market will find the way to the cheapest marginal megawatt.
US will add record 64.1 GW of generation in 2025 & 93% will be utility-scale solar, wind & batteries. Fossil fuels fell net 3.8 GW in 12 months ending May 2025 & will fall another 2.6 GW by May 2026. RE will jump 40 GW from June 2025-May 2026. Electric Powe Monthly Table 6.1
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Very excited to be launching the entire Dallas metro today!.
Base is officially available in Dallas. As of today, we serve the entire Dallas–Fort Worth Metro. If you’re one of the millions of homeowners in the Metroplex—from Plano to Coppell to Benbrook—you can now switch to Base.
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Everything’s bigger in Dallas. 🤠. Excited to be coming to the City of Dallas very soon!.
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Gotta love Texas politics:. > Tesla isn’t allowed to sell direct to consumer in TX because of the dealer lobby. > Tesla instead brings in new cars from out of state and transfers them in using a shop in a trailer near their factory (Centex, I use them too). > Travis County.
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RT @JohnArnoldFndtn: The current Senate includes 47 former lawyers but just 1 engineer according to the Congressional Research Service. htt….
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Yep.
Residential solar in the US will be an enormous growth category going forward:. 1) clear guidance from BBB.2) clear guidance from POTUS EO.3) increasing traditional electricity generation prices from utilities.4) degrading grid reliability because of maintenance OPEX.5).
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Transformers are a serious constraint to energy dominance. Wrote about this a few months ago 👇.
Wild growth for transformers. WoodMack: "This trend is most evident in power transformers and generation step-up transformers, where US demand is estimated to have increased 116% and 274%, respectively, since 2019. Even distribution transformers, which comprise nearly 98% of
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