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When was the last time your power went out? I don’t mean those split second events, almost imperceptible but for your blinking microwave clock. I’m talking about a day or a week or a month or more without electricity. Whatever’s in your refrigerator is going bad.

Healthier Power in New Orleans
Healthier Power in New Orleans

Disasters exacerbate disparities. From Hurricane Katrina to the pandemic to Hurricane Ida, food insecurity is perpetuated by New Orleans’ high rates of poverty and vulnerability to extreme weather events.

Decarbonizing Disaster Response - PV Magazine
Decarbonizing Disaster Response - PV Magazine

We sat down with PV Magazine to discuss the Maui wildfires, decarbonizing disaster response, and duck curve financing.

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Microgrids for Maui

When fires devastated communities on Maui in August, we watched in horror as the news traveled across the Pacific, reports growing deadlier and more devastating by the hour. Never having been to Hawai’i, we began to strategize about how we could help.

Lighting the Way to Recovery in Mississippi
Lighting the Way to Recovery in Mississippi

Early this spring, a series of tornadoes devastated several communities in rural Mississippi. We joined forces with local partners requesting emergency power: Delta Health Center in Rolling Fork, the Fannie Lou Hamer Center for Change in Eupora, and the Zion Baptist Association in Winona. These hubs would go on to serve as foundations of recovery and resilience in their communities.

Firefighters Armed with Solar Training in Northern Sonoma County
Firefighters Armed with Solar Training in Northern Sonoma County

Tucked away in the hills of the Russian River Valley near Cloverdale, CA, the Northern Sonoma County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a shining example of effective use of cleaner energy in disaster response. The team of industrious firefighters stores, maintains, and frequently deploys one of Footprint Project’s solar trailers to emergency sites and shelters.

Jefferson Parish residents recover after the damage done by the EF-2 tornado
Jefferson Parish residents recover after the damage done by the EF-2 tornado

From FOX8 local news in New Orleans

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Building Power in the Eye of Hurricane Ian

A few months ago, long before a tropical depression that would become Hurricane Ian formed in the Caribbean, the United Methodist Committee on Relief decided to invest in resilient power solutions for their disaster response teams.

Sonoma County fire stations upgrade with DIY solar-powered generators
Sonoma County fire stations upgrade with DIY solar-powered generators

Three Sonoma County fire stations are now equipped with a new emergency response tool: mobile generators powered by the sun.

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Solar Generators Light Up Ukraine

At Footprint Project, we focus on deploying solar generators to disasters in the domestic U.S. and Puerto Rico. Logistics, program sustainability, cultural competency, and overall need have always pointed us in the direction of our own backyard when it comes to building back greener - until Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

 

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Happy built-day to 5 new solar generators! This weekend, we held another #BuildPower Workshop in New Orleans with our friends at @anothergulf.ispossible and @mondobizarroproductions. Thank you to everyone who helped us assemble these solar generators
Hey #NOLA friends! Our partners at @notepnola and @groundworknola still have a few open slots for our first ever PV 101: Solar Training! Go to notep.net/enroll for more info
We were honored to be a part of @schneiderelectric's 2022 #InnovationSummit! It was amazing to share our vision of decarbonizing disaster relief with Schneider Electric's own visionary, Jean-Pascal Tricoire. And we had a blast getting to know our boo
In close partnership with @smartaidint and @_itdrc, our newest solar wifi access point has been dispatched to provide free connectivity and device charging support for survivors, responders and rebuilders in Fort Myers Beach. Additional thanks to @