Basking Ridge man helps bring power to remote village in Nicaragua

But thanks to Basking Ridge native Joe Occhiogrosso and 35 other volunteers, reading a book by electric light past dark or making a phone call is now possible. The team of volunteers from Stamford, Conn.-based Viridian Energy built and installed solar-power systems to 40 families who live more than a mile from the nearest road and 90 minutes from the nearest city.

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