Global warming is producing more extreme weather which can cause extended power outages. A grassroots network in Louisiana is launching “Community Lighthouses,” which can serve as solar-powered electricity hubs after a disaster.
— her independence, afforded her by the electric wheelchair she expertly maneuvers over bumpy city sidewalks.
“Community Lighthouses,” outfitted with roof solar panels and a battery pack to store energy, can serve as electricity hubs after a disaster, enabling neighbors to recharge batteries, power up phones or store temperature-sensitive medications.a non-partisan network of churches and groups that tries to fix community problems.
Each lighthouse should be able to connect with all of its neighborhood’s vulnerable people within 24 hours of an outage, Bagert said. Pastor Neil Bernard anticipates helping many more people at his New Wine Christian Fellowship in the New Orleans suburb of LaPlace. The church is a designated shelter of last resort in St. John the Baptist Parish, which was hard-hit during Ida.
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