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It has taken a category 4 hurricane to speed up the push for renewable energy in New Orleans, a move that has been systematically stifled so far by the energy company, Entergy. A coalition of climate activists have acquired 12 10KW solar systems, donated by Tesla, and an array of other smaller solar systems, worth approximately $1 million, to immediately aid relief efforts. The solar storage systems will help power places like churches, community centers and schools where people are gathering and distributing supplies. Smaller solar storage tech, similar to generators, will help people charge phones in their homes, and maybe run refrigerators or fans. These storms are coming faster and stronger. We need to invest in transmission systems and in distributed resources to make sure that that people have what they need before, during and after these storms, says Logan Burke, executive director of the Alliance for Affordable Energy.
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