Shahbaz's San Francisco Installation

Submitted by Tracie Troxler on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 1:14pm.

GRID Alternatives' volunteers installed another solar electric system this last weekend in San Francisco. Thank you to everyone who came out to install the system for this family. Photos from this project can be viewed on our Picasa Website.
Shahbaz's San Francisco Installation 8/23/08

GRID Alternatives leads installation with Richmond Build

Submitted by Tracie Troxler on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 11:15am.

Check out the photos from GRID Alternative's installation last week with Richmond Build! A huge thank you goes out to all of the hard-working job trainees and participants in Richmond who worked with GRID Alternatives to bring renewable energy to another low-income home owner. Click here and you see the team in action from our Picasa website.
GRID Alternatives and Richmond Build in Action

GLA Position Open - Solar Installation Supervisor

Submitted by Susie Chang on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 2:54pm.

GRID Alternatives is currently accepting applications for a Solar Installation Supervisor to join our Greater Los Angeles team. The Solar Installation Supervisor position is a unique opportunity to apply your PV design and installation skills to make solar more accessible and empower communities. Click on the link for a job description and application information.

SOLARTHON 2008

Submitted by Tracie Troxler on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 11:18am.

GRID Alternatives 3rd annual SOLARTHON fundraising event was a great success! During this event we completed 8 solar electric systems for low income families in an Habitat for Humanity East Bay development, while raising approximately $70,000.

Our sincere gratitude goes out to the individual fundraisers and corporate groups who sponsored individual homes and volunteered to complete the solar electric installations at this event. Our corporate sponsors include Salesforce.com, PG & E, Google, Innovalight, MMA Renewable Ventures, Washington Mutual, IBEW local 595, and Environ.

GRID Alternatives also wants to acknowledge the community businesses that provided in-kind donations of food and drinks for the event. These include Pete's Coffee of Fruitvale, Noah's Bagels Lakeshore, Arizmendi Bakery, Whole Foods Oakland, Sweet Adeline Bakery of Berkeley, Alameda Natural Grocery, Function Drinks, Trader Joes of Alameda, and Nob Hill Foods.

Solarthon 2008

Thanks again to everyone who participated in the event and for all of your support to help GRID Alternatives continue to provide low income families with the economic and environmental benefits of solar.

Click on the link here to see Solarthon 2008 photos.

For more information about Solarthon 2008 or interest in participating in Solarthon 2009, please contact Tracie Troxler at 510-550-8535 X 316.

Job Opening - Construction Manager/Solar Installer

Submitted by Zach Franklin on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 9:57am.

This position has now been filled.

Salesforce.com helps prep for SOLARTHON 2008

Submitted by Zach Franklin on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 10:08am.

GRID Alternatives wants to send a big thank you to the folks at Salesforce.com Foundation. Not only have they provided us with a donation of their online CRM product to automate our operations, they have signed on as a Premiere Sponsor for our SOLARTHON 2008 event this month in Alameda. In addition to making a donation to GRID Alternatives and sending a volunteer workteam to the event, on Monday they sent 44 Salesforce.com employee volunteers to help prep the SOLARTHON site. Thank you Salesforce!

First Installation for Stanford Chapter of GRID Alternatives!

Submitted by Tracie Troxler on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:08am.

The Stanford Chapter of GRID Alternatives recently completed their first solar electric installation in East Palo Alto. Under the guidance of the GRID Alternatives trained staff, Stanford GRID brought together two teams of enthusiastic Stanford students and alumni to install a solar electric system for a well known East Palo Alto community homeowner. This homeowner has been helping other low-income residents in her community by giving away food and clothing to those in need for more than 50 years. Click here to see the photos from the installation.

Many thanks to the homeowner who graciously supported the students' efforts, to the Co-Presidents Emily Humphreys and Lewis Hom, who organized the fundraising efforts and two 15-person volunteer installation teams, and to GRID Alternatives volunteer team leaders Marc Fontana, Uttam Chauhan, and Beth Copanas. The collective efforts of this group resulted in a a very successful weekend installation!
For more information on Stanford GRID please contact Emily Humphreys at emilyh2@stanford.edu or Lewis Hom at lrhom@stanford.edu
For information on how you can donate to Stanford GRID or how you can start a campus chapter at your university please contact Tracie Troxler at ttroxler@gridalternatives.org.

First retrofit installation in Southern California a success!

Submitted by Anna Bautista on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 4:29pm.

Our amazing volunteers worked hard through a heat wave in El Monte on May 16th-17th so that Gloria could see her meter spin backwards. A huge thanks to our volunteers, LA CAUSA YouthBuild, San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps, and East Los Angeles Skills Center for being a part of GRID Alternatives - Greater Los Angeles history. And many thanks to the City of El Monte Housing Department for their support. Click here for more pictures of Gloria's installation on PicasaWeb.
Gloria's installation on May 16th-17th

Stanford GRID hosts Energy Efficiency Workday in East Palo Alto

Submitted by Tracie Troxler on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 10:32am.

Last Saturday, the Stanford Campus Chapter of GRID Alternatives held a very successful Energy Efficiency Workday. 27 students retrofitted 26 homes in East Palo Alto, Redwood City, Menlo Park, and Mountain View. These Stanford GRID volunteers cut energy use and saved homeowners money by installing water heater blankets, insulating water pipes, weather-stripping, installing efficient fixtures, and much more. Click here to see photos from the event.
Stanford GRID

Volunteer Social and Appreciation Event - May 16th

Submitted by Tracie Troxler on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:12pm.

Come join GRID Alternatives this Friday, May 16th from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. for our first volunteer social and appreciation event held in San Francisco. Details can be viewed by clicking on the link above. Hope to see you there!!!