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Batteries Plus

Logo: Batteries Plus Bulbs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American battery franchise

Batteries Plus, stylized as Batteries+ (formerly Batteries Plus Bulbs, stylized as Batteries+Bulbs) is an American local specialty battery franchise that specializes in batteries, light bulbs, and device repair. Since its founding in 1988, the company has grown to 700+ retail locations with its corporate headquarters located in Hartland, Wisconsin.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded1

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Batteries and Bulbs, Valdosta
Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Batteries Plus, stylized as Batteries+ (formerly Batteries Plus Bulbs, stylized as Batteries+Bulbs) is an American local specialty battery franchise that specializes in batteries, light bulbs, and device repair. Since its founding in 1988, the company has grown to 700+ retail locations with its corporate headquarters located in Hartland, Wisconsin.2

Timeline

  1. 1988Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$7.7M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $7.7M in all. Federal grants $7.0M; Other federal assistance $808; Federal contracts $658.1K.$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2008 · Federal contracts: $16.2K200820102012 · Federal contracts: $7.5K20122014201620182019 · Federal contracts: $9.0K2020 · Federal contracts: $9.9K202020222023 · Federal contracts: $13.7K2024 · Federal grants: $7.0M2024 · Federal contracts: $10.8K20242025 · Federal contracts: $66.1K2026 · Other federal assistance: $8082026 · Federal contracts: $524.9K2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026–$808$524.9K$525.7K
2025––$66.1K$66.1K
2024$7.0M–$10.8K$7.0M
2023––$13.7K$13.7K
2020––$9.9K$9.9K
2019––$9.0K$9.0K
2012––$7.5K$7.5K
2008––$16.2K$16.2K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Dec 2, 2024$7.0M from Department of Energy: Manufacturing And Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations And Commercial Applications6 To BATTERIES PLUS, LLC Award DEMS0000094

Largest direct payments

  1. $808 from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Schools And Libraries7 To BATTERIES PLUS, LLC Award SL-2699026540

Largest contracts

  1. Oct 31, 2026$212.2K from U.S. Coast Guard: Batteries8 To BATTERIES PLUS, LLC Award 70Z04026F51336Y00
  2. Jan 30, 2026$106.7K from Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons: Replace 343 batteries in the fci 2 ups9 To BATTERIES PLUS, LLC Award 15B61626F00000035
  3. Apr 16, 2026$96.9K from Department of Veterans Affairs: Ups battery replacement for oit servers10 To BATTERIES PLUS, LLC Award 36C26226F0223
  4. Aug 26, 2026$35.1K from Forest Service: Delivery order in accordance with quote 800-p94091377, gsa contract 47qsms25d00a4 for (3,800) lg 18650 3500mah bt w/pcb lg-mj1-button rechar11 To BATTERIES PLUS, LLC Award 1240BE26F0050
  5. Sep 17, 2026$27.6K from Department of Veterans Affairs: Batteries12 To BATTERIES PLUS, LLC Award 36C25626F0202

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