Friday, August 7, 2026 - Part 1

Part 1 - Kyle Fleming, Director of the Virgin Islands Energy Office,  joins Neville James for the monthly Power Hour discussion, where they examine the opening of the new Arthur A. Richards K-8 School, the role of battery storage and microgrid technology in school resiliency, and the importance of long-term maintenance and workforce training for modern infrastructure. Fleming also highlights the success of the Virgin Islands Resiliency Gateway (VERGE) program, which distributes hundreds of portable backup battery systems to medically vulnerable residents, and discusses ongoing energy initiatives, WAPA transmission upgrades, and lessons the territory can draw from regional development and innovation efforts in Anguilla.