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‘Community Lighthouses’ powered by the sun and volunteers

In this photo taken on June 6, 2022, Neil Bernard, pastor of New Wine Christian Fellowship in LaPlace, La., gestures to where solar panels will be installed on the roof of part of his church. New Wine is part of the Community Lighthouse program designed to outfit select locations in southeast Louisiana with solar panels and batteries so they can maintain power in extended outages and serve as hubs to take care of people in their communities. (AP Photo/Rebecca Santana) This artist rendering provided by Together New Orleans shows CrescentCare Health Center. Global warming is producing more extreme weather. That can mean extended power outages in places like New Orleans. A grassroots network is launching “Community Lighthouses” to meet the challenge. (Together New Orleans via AP) Sonia St. Cyr, a 74-year-old New Orleans resident who uses an electric wheelchair, poses for a photo on July 21, 2022, outside the Broadmoor Community Church where she volunteers at a food pantry. The church is part of a program being launched to put solar panels and batteries on locations around southeastern Louisiana so they can maintain power and help people in their communities such as St. Cyr during extended power outages like the one that followed Hurricane Ida last year. (AP Photo/Rebecca Santana) This artist rendering provided by Together New Orleans shows Broadmoor Community Church. Global warming is producing more extreme weather. That can mean extended power outages in places like New Orleans. A grassroots network is launching “Community Lighthouses” to meet the challenge. (Together New Orleans via AP)
‘Community Lighthouses’ powered by the sun and volunteers