Small Towns, Big Power

In many small towns and island communities, energy reliability isn’t just a convenience—it’s survival. Diesel powers 90–100% of the grid in much of the Caribbean, often at costs four times higher than on the U.S. mainland. When fuel must be shipped in and generators maintained without support, power is fragile. And fragile is dangerous.

As solar and wind gain popularity, they offer promise—but also risk. Batteries are expensive. The sun doesn’t shine at night. The wind doesn’t always blow. These are gaps that demand a steady, local, renewable solution.
That solution is biomass baseload power.

Baseload power is the steady stream of electricity needed to keep critical systems running—refrigeration, water pumps, healthcare, communication. In small towns disconnected from major grids, that reliability must be built locally. Historically, diesel generators filled the role. But today, they’re costly, polluting, and economically volatile.

Diesel is dependable but dirty. Fuel prices fluctuate, and transporting diesel to remote locations adds huge costs. Solar and wind are clean but inconsistent. To turn sunlight into 24/7 power, you need massive battery banks—costly, maintenance-heavy, and often out of reach.
In the real world, most small towns need more than sunlight. They need fuel that’s already there—agricultural and municipal waste.

Biomass baseload power—particularly through gasification—takes crop waste, wood chips, and even garbage, and turns it into electricity. It works day and night, sun or storm. Systems are modular and scalable to town size. And unlike solar panels, they generate local jobs, local savings, and keep energy dollars in the community.