After the extreme weather we have experienced this ‘summer’, especially the terrible conditions in the eastern part of the North Island following Cyclone Gabrielle, we received a high volume of calls asking about solar power and its capabilities and limitations in power outages and gloomy weather. On the 14th of February, Transpower declared a grid emergency following the loss of power in some regions, advising people “should be prepared to be without power for days to weeks, rather than