Michael Schneider may have been without power in the wake of some fierce storms that ripped through Windsor, Ont. But he wasn’t without ice cold beer.

Schneider, a sales associate at a local solar panel company, rushed to work Wednesday to pick up a mobile solar unit he used to power, what else, his beer fridge, when the power went out.

Schneider ran a cord from the unit in his driveway to the fridge in his house.

"There’s probably a little envy factor," he said of the neighbours. "I’m the only guy on the block who has cold beer in the fridge."

The "off-grid system" he is using is primarily designed for cottages. His company recently developed the system to power a TV, lights and fridge at a cottage.

"It really came in handy [Wednesday] night," said Schneider, who was told he would be without power until Thursday evening.

"I’m not too worried about it at this point," he said.