How this tiny town in Maine is keeping the lights on through ferocious storms

A boom in renewable microgrids is helping cities across the country keep the power on.

Eastport, Maine’s location on the nation’s easternmost edge, has made reliable power a consistent challenge. Recent climate shifts have brought more frequent and fierce storms to the remote island town of roughly 1,300, which counts on a single cable straddling the rough waters for its power, making outages more persistent.