Women in Solar

Meet Jackie Brown, Project Manager for GRID Alternatives Central Valley. Jackie was born in Chowchilla, California and she is the youngest of three children. Just as she was starting first grade, her family moved to Springville, California. When she entered Porterville High School, she discovered GRID through the Alternative Energy and Resource Occupations (AERO) Academy.

GRID GLA is receiving a $500,000 philanthropic investment from JPMorgan Chase to support our Behind the Walls solar workforce training program, which will prepare women who were formerly incarcerated in LA County Lynwood Women’s Jail for career opportunities in solar and renewable energy. The 13-week, paid program will provide hands-on training for solar panel installation, along with job placement support for those who successfully complete the program. 

Jennifer Florez writes about how she learned to be successful in the male-dominated industry of solar from her mentor, and long-term employee of GRID Alternatives - Ruth Lopez.

GRID Alternatives looks forward to increasing the numbers of women attending our training programs, the percentage of women in the construction workforce and in leadership roles.

GRID Alternatives' very first all-women + nonbinary team competed in the 2023 Solar Games competition in February! Read more about the team and their experience here.

In the spirit of Women’s History Month, and her 9-year anniversary with GRID Alternatives, we are honored to celebrate Cora Saxton, Director of the Bay Area North Coast (BANC) GRID region.