WEBVTT 00:12.479 --> 00:14.646 We're currently here in Tinian , where 00:14.646 --> 00:16.646 the community has gone well over 30 00:16.646 --> 00:18.646 days without power . We have a very 00:18.646 --> 00:20.850 first of its kind . initiative between 00:20.850 --> 00:23.590 249th , the Commonwealth Utility 00:23.590 --> 00:26.469 Company , and our partners in the Navy 00:26.469 --> 00:28.590 with their contractor to generate a 00:28.590 --> 00:31.399 two-pronged power solution while CUC 00:31.399 --> 00:33.399 comes through with their power at a 00:33.399 --> 00:35.566 later point . It's been amazing to see 00:35.566 --> 00:37.677 our electrical engineers and USA come 00:37.677 --> 00:39.455 together , probe the island for 00:39.455 --> 00:41.566 opportunities , and stitch together a 00:41.566 --> 00:43.788 safe and dependable strategy to provide 00:43.788 --> 00:46.575 reliable power . The community we're 00:46.575 --> 00:50.025 talking up to 2.6 megawatts at the full 00:50.025 --> 00:52.247 demand and we'll be moving towards that 00:52.247 --> 00:54.192 direction over the coming days and 00:54.192 --> 00:56.358 weeks and we're standing at the Kenyan 00:56.358 --> 00:58.469 power plant that was heavily impacted 00:58.469 --> 01:00.654 by the recent Super Typhoon Sumaku and 01:00.654 --> 01:02.876 as they're trying to recover and find a 01:02.876 --> 01:04.987 way forward for permanent power , our 01:04.987 --> 01:07.210 mission here is to try to restore power 01:07.210 --> 01:09.574 as quickly and safely , with safety 01:09.574 --> 01:11.852 being the number one thing as possible . 01:11.852 --> 01:13.852 We came out here and we did initial 01:13.852 --> 01:15.907 assessments , uh , myself that began 01:16.730 --> 01:18.952 between the 5th and 6th of May uh after 01:18.952 --> 01:21.063 I landed on the island . We initially 01:21.063 --> 01:23.286 looked at outside resources , but we've 01:23.286 --> 01:25.341 landed on two immediate options that 01:25.341 --> 01:27.397 we're in the process of implementing 01:27.397 --> 01:29.563 and that is the 249th arrived and then 01:29.563 --> 01:31.730 we found a unique situation up the way 01:31.730 --> 01:34.139 it's the . A facility that's operated 01:34.139 --> 01:37.300 by the navy and they have some power 01:37.300 --> 01:39.620 generators up there that we have found 01:39.620 --> 01:41.676 a great solution for interconnecting 01:41.676 --> 01:43.898 them into the island and so we have two 01:43.898 --> 01:45.953 power plants that we can use to help 01:45.953 --> 01:48.064 bring power to the people of Kenyan . 01:51.089 --> 01:53.809 We are here to provide power back to 01:53.809 --> 01:57.209 Tinian . We've been working diligently 01:57.209 --> 01:59.489 and safely , and we're grateful for the 01:59.489 --> 02:01.656 community's efforts and our support as 02:01.656 --> 02:03.822 well , and we can see what it means to 02:03.822 --> 02:05.933 them . We're trying to get to them at 02:05.933 --> 02:07.933 least 2.5 megawatts of power to get 02:07.933 --> 02:10.100 them back to their normal life so they 02:10.100 --> 02:12.156 can help with the recovery . So this 02:12.156 --> 02:14.045 mission brings a lot of great joy 02:14.045 --> 02:16.211 walking around the community , getting 02:16.211 --> 02:16.078 hugs and high fives from the community 02:16.078 --> 02:18.189 because they know what we're out here 02:18.189 --> 02:20.411 to do . They're very thankful . So it's 02:20.411 --> 02:22.634 good to see our work , what it means to 02:22.634 --> 02:24.467 the people , because it's really 02:24.467 --> 02:26.522 beneficial to us to be able to bring 02:26.522 --> 02:28.689 back a sense of normalcy to the island 02:28.689 --> 02:30.800 when you tour the island , the people 02:30.800 --> 02:32.800 here . Continually say how thankful 02:32.800 --> 02:35.065 they are . The people on the island 02:35.065 --> 02:37.176 that are working on this mission have 02:37.176 --> 02:39.232 worked overtime and they let us know 02:39.232 --> 02:41.287 this is for our people , this is for 02:41.287 --> 02:43.565 our neighbors , this is for our family . 02:43.565 --> 02:45.787 So while our first focus is on safety , 02:45.787 --> 02:47.954 everyone is putting all effort forward 02:47.954 --> 02:49.843 to try to get power back to these 02:49.843 --> 02:51.787 people and to give them a sense of 02:51.787 --> 02:53.954 normalcy and to help their life become 02:53.954 --> 02:53.464 more stable .