Application Guide

How to Apply for Technical Policy Lead

at Base Power Company

🏢 About Base Power Company

Base Power Company is revolutionizing home energy by deploying distributed batteries that provide grid support and outage protection at an affordable cost. Unlike traditional utilities, they focus on decentralized solutions that empower homeowners while supporting grid stability, making them a disruptive force in the energy sector.

About This Role

As Technical Policy Lead, you'll own the strategy for influencing codes and standards that govern energy storage, representing Base Power before code-making panels and government bodies. This role is critical for enabling the company's technology deployment by advocating for physics-based, safety-focused changes to regulations.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve drafting a compliance memo for a utility explaining how Base Power's battery systems meet UL 9540 standards, followed by preparing advocacy points for an upcoming NFPA committee meeting. You'd likely coordinate with engineering teams to understand technical constraints while planning outreach to key regulatory stakeholders in Texas.

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🎯 Who Base Power Company Is Looking For

  • Has directly changed a code/standard or utility/AHJ interpretation (e.g., successfully advocated for a modification to NFPA 855 or UL 9540)
  • Possesses hands-on experience with residential/commercial energy storage codes (IRC, UL, NFPA) and understands operational implications
  • Demonstrates proven ability to coordinate across engineering, legal, and business teams while interfacing with external regulatory bodies
  • Can point to specific examples of drafting compliance memos for AHJs/utilities explaining technical adherence to standards

📝 Tips for Applying to Base Power Company

1

Quantify your code advocacy impact: Instead of saying 'worked on standards,' specify 'led effort that modified Section X of NFPA 855 to allow clustered battery installations, reducing deployment costs by 15%'

2

Tailor your resume to highlight direct experience with IRC/UL/NFPA standards for energy storage—generic policy experience won't stand out

3

Research Base Power's specific technology (distributed batteries for grid support) and mention how your experience aligns with their physics-based advocacy approach

4

Include a writing sample or portfolio link demonstrating technical memos for AHJs/utilities—this role requires clear compliance documentation

5

Connect your experience to Texas-specific regulations (since location is Austin), such as ERCOT grid rules or Texas state energy codes

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Open with a specific example of how you've successfully changed a code/standard or utility interpretation related to energy storage", "Explain your philosophy on 'physics-based, operationally rational' code changes and how it aligns with Base Power's mission", 'Describe your experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders (engineering, legal, regulators) to achieve policy outcomes', "Mention how you'd approach building Base Power's Technical Policy function from the ground up, given the role owns the strategy/roadmap"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Study Base Power's technology: Understand how their distributed batteries differ from traditional solar+storage systems, especially regarding grid support capabilities
  • → Research recent Texas energy policies: Look into ERCOT's distributed energy resource rules, Texas state battery incentives, and Austin Energy's programs
  • → Examine current energy storage codes: Review recent changes to NFPA 855, UL 9540, and IRC sections affecting residential battery installations
  • → Identify key stakeholders: Note which code-making panels (like NFPA's Electrical Section) and Texas regulatory bodies would be most relevant

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through a specific code or standard you helped change—what was your advocacy strategy and outcome?
2 How would you approach getting Base Power involved with NFPA or UL committees for energy storage standards?
3 Describe a time you had to explain technical compliance to a skeptical AHJ or utility—how did you structure your communication?
4 What's your view on the biggest regulatory barrier to deploying distributed batteries at scale, and how would you address it?
5 How would you coordinate between our engineering team and external regulatory bodies to ensure our technology meets evolving codes?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Vague descriptions of policy experience without concrete examples of code/standard changes or AHJ interactions
  • Focusing solely on high-level policy without demonstrating technical understanding of energy storage systems and safety standards
  • Failing to show how you'd build the Technical Policy function—this is a lead role requiring strategic roadmap development, not just execution

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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