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Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim poses for a photo near Tesla batteries at First Grace United Methodist Church that is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim poses for a photo near Tesla batteries at First Grace United Methodist Church that is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A sign for First Grace United Methodist Church, that is equipped with solar panels and Tesla batteries, is displayed in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. The church is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A sign for First Grace United Methodist Church, that is equipped with solar panels and Tesla batteries, is displayed in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. The church is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

FILE - Two vehicle on Olive Street are flooded during Hurricane Francine in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

FILE - Two vehicle on Olive Street are flooded during Hurricane Francine in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim, center right, leads Learning to be Elders class at First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim, center right, leads Learning to be Elders class at First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A sign for the Community Lighthouse initiative is displayed at First Grace United Methodist Church that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A sign for the Community Lighthouse initiative is displayed at First Grace United Methodist Church that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim leads Learning to be Elders class at First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim leads Learning to be Elders class at First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Equipped with solar panels and Tesla batteries, First Grace United Methodist Church, visible background left, is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Equipped with solar panels and Tesla batteries, First Grace United Methodist Church, visible background left, is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

FILE - Cameron Henry looks at the water build up from Hurricane Francine in front of the levee protection, background, along Lakeshore Drive along Lake Ponchartrain in New Orleans, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

FILE - Cameron Henry looks at the water build up from Hurricane Francine in front of the levee protection, background, along Lakeshore Drive along Lake Ponchartrain in New Orleans, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim poses for a photo in front of the First Grace United Methodist Church with solar panels that is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim poses for a photo in front of the First Grace United Methodist Church with solar panels that is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Martha Ward, left, and Kenneth Russell greet each other during Learning to be Elders class at the First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Martha Ward, left, and Kenneth Russell greet each other during Learning to be Elders class at the First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Frank Aseron, left, gets a pat on the back from Lucille Stand for delivering 50 meals and portable battery power to fellow senior citizens during Hurricane Francine earlier in the month as part of the Community Lighthouse initiative at First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Frank Aseron, left, gets a pat on the back from Lucille Stand for delivering 50 meals and portable battery power to fellow senior citizens during Hurricane Francine earlier in the month as part of the Community Lighthouse initiative at First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Solar panels are visible on First Grace United Methodist Church, that is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Solar panels are visible on First Grace United Methodist Church, that is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)