rebuild after hurricane ian dec decimated entire neighborhoods. thousands are still without power, but one community hit directly by the storm came out with barely a scratch. cnn s bill weir has more. reporter: hurricane ian brought gusts over 150 miles an hour, and much of the power grid in its path did not stand a chance. look at that. thanks to two feet of rain, even communities miles from the storm surge could not escape life-altering floods. but even as white caps ripped across the lake in anthony grande s backyard, he was chilled out in front of the tv. that s one of the things i said to my wife sitting there watching tv. i m, like, i don t have any fear right now. reporter: anthony and the 2,000 families around him never lost power and did not flood because they live in babcock ranch, a community about 15
cnn s bill weir with more. reporter: when hurricane ian brought gusts over 150 miles an hour, much of the power grid in its path did not stand a chance. look at that. and thanks to 2 feet of rain, even communities miles from the storm surge could not escape life-altering floods. but even as white caps ripped across the lake in anthony grande s back yard, he was chilled out in front of the tv. that s one of the things i said to my wife while sitting there watching tv, i don t have any fear right now. reporter: anthony and the 2,000 families around him never lost power and did not flood because they live in babcock ranch, a community about 15 miles from fort myers which is 100% solar powered. i even held on to my generator, not knowing what was really going to happen. my wife was like, get rid of it.