solar microgrid being installed in the bahamas. >> burlington strachan: unlike other solar designs,t's very low to the ground. so this installation is rated to withstand 180 mile an hour winds. >> which is an even harder punch than irma landed back in 2017. >> it was significant devastation on this island. as you can see, some of the poles snapped right at the very base of the pole-- >> whitaker: i see. they just snapped right at the base. is that what happened all over the island? >> strachan: that happened throughout the island. >> whitaker: this microgrid will produce enough electricity for ragged island's roughly 100 residents. the prime minister calls it a laboratory for the solar future. the past is a diesel generator needing boats to deliver fuel from hundreds of miles away, a system whitney heastie says is" a nightmare." >> whitney heastie: you know, in summer we're almost on the verge of running out of fuel in some of these islands, because bad weather sometimes prohibits the ships from actually getting to some of these location. >> whitaker: the bahamian government spends