with historic storms battering the east and west coast, we re taking a look down south to louisiana where thousands of people were forced to go days and in some cases weeks without power after hurricane ida s devastating destruction. these climate catastrophes becoming stronger and more common. one louisiana woman found a way to keep her lights on through it all with a little help from solar power. that is the kind of thing that president biden hopes to do more of in his build back better plan. i want to bring in sam brock who is with us in new orleans. hey, sam, good afternoon. look after hurricane ida more than a million customers in the state of louisiana lost their power including just about everybody in this neighborhood. but what if i were to tell you there was a way to avoid dependence on those trucks permanently. here s one woman s story. over the thwack of hammers and
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.
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