I developed a survey tool and took two weeks off from work, took vacation, and went down to Haiti [to the southwestern town Les Anglais]. I had a survey of 10 energy projects or products: What would you want to have access to? I asked them to pick two.

By the end of 2008 I had made two trips and spent about four weeks there, so, all of my vacation time. We had fielded about 250 surveys. Seventy percent of the choices were, I want lighting for my home.

Archambault: The first watt is the most meaningful. If you get reliable, affordable electricity into your house, you don't have to be burnt smelling the kerosene. A lot of people will talk about how