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Garreth Johnson

Oct 13, 2026

7:45
power outages, how does this work? And how is it something that attaches to your roof? Is it like how big of a thing is it? Is it and then how is this all going to work? Is this something where is it kind of like first come first serve? Is it how does this how is this going to work out?
8:05
Those are all great questions.
8:06
And the reason why many folks don't have batteries currently is because it's price prohibitive.
8:13
They're very expensive.
8:14
And so that was part of where the settlement was coming from, to help direct those monies for low and moderate income families to receive them at very little cost, if at all, zero cost, by combining some federal tax credits as well.
8:33
And then there's about a $4,000 charge for those folks who aren't in that income bracket.
8:42
And if you compare that to a cost of a home generator, you're looking at anywhere between $5,000 to $15,000.

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14:00
What was the biggest obstacle you encountered, and I say you as in together New Orleans and Alliance, in making this happen? Because this is something that was a couple of years of work.

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