LAPLACE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – An ongoing experiment to use solar-powered community “lighthouse” hubs as reliable sources of energy and refuge during blackouts passed its first real-world test ...

New Orleans churches and community centers are being outfitted with backup and solar power to create a microgrid for ...

When Hurricane Francine made landfall earlier this month, triggering dayslong power outages for thousands of residents, a cohort of churches and community centers sprawled across New Orleans stayed up ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The largest federal investment in the US for a local solar project might help save lives when disaster strikes in New Orleans. A dozen green energy shelters around town -- called ...