weather? reporter: we certainly saw this situation play out in realtime after hurricane ida. entire blocks with no power. you can think about an investment in solar kind of like buying a new car, because it can cost $20 or $30,000. congress can help with that. you have the hold and the new solar panels. but there s also a battery storage unit you ve got to buy to be completely independent from the grid, which is expensive. if it can be done financially, though, we ve seen from a woman in in new orleans neighborhood is keeping the lights on and potentially saving lives. over the thwack of hammers and repairing of roofs, you ll find a neighborhood with memories of darkened streets. people without access to power for days or week. everyone, that is, except for janelle hazlet s. we didn t worry. we had power for fans and fridges. we were able to run the ac.