What have we learned from this storm. (Iselle)

[MarkP]

A good friend in Eden Roc gets grid power from off-island neighbors. He essentially pays their minimum payment. Anyway he was always a little uncomfortable about being at their whim should they decide to do something else and since he is not in a position either permit-wise or monetarily to hook up himself he and I egged each other on to put in solar systems. I provided him with an old UPS for his inverter, we and a third friend went in together on a pallet of panels, that sort of thing. His set-up is identical to mine except that he has only installed three panels so far. Anyway his brother thought he was crazy for installing a stand alone system when he had such a functional deal with the neighbors. Then came the storm and my friend just kept on truckin'. He wasn't even sure when the power went off because the UPS did its job and switched over automatically. He had power for a week when others didn't.

My friend is NOT a wealthy person but he made this a priority even when others thought he was "crazy".