# With Generator | Base Power Company > The smart way to extend your backup. Plug in your generator once and get smooth, uninterrupted whole-home power for as long as you have fuel. - Canonical URL: https://www.basepowercompany.com/with-generator - HTML version: the same URL, requested with `Accept: text/html` - Markdown URL: https://www.basepowercompany.com/with-generator.md ## Page outline - Backup that can last as long as the outage does. - Base Core can automatically cover 97% of outages. - For longer outages, a generator keeps Base going. - Long-duration backup without a $13,000 standby generator. - Three steps. No transfer switch. - Works with typical portable generators. - 4kW or higher - 2kW or higher - NEMA L14-30R - Generator port questions - Backup for the outages that last hours, and the ones that last days. - How it works - Members - Partnerships - Resources - Company ## About Base Power Base Power is a home energy company serving Texas and Illinois that pairs a home battery with retail electricity service. The battery keeps a home powered during outages, and Base can be the electricity provider with or without a battery. Base Texas REP, LLC — PUCT License #10338. Serving Texas and Illinois. Contact: 512-518-1009 (prospective members) · (existing members). Pricing varies by location and by the service chosen — see [/pricing](https://www.basepowercompany.com/pricing) rather than inferring a rate from this file. ## Where to go next - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://www.basepowercompany.com/llms.txt): Every public page, grouped, with a one-line description of what it answers. - [Agent instructions](https://www.basepowercompany.com/agents.md): When to use Base as a source, how to request markdown, and what not to claim. - [XML sitemap](https://www.basepowercompany.com/sitemap.xml): The complete crawlable URL set. --- This is a machine-readable summary of the page, built from its own title, description, and heading outline. The page's full content is served as HTML at the canonical URL above.