Every GRID Alternatives project is a community project. Homeowners, volunteers, local organizations and businesses, corporations and municipalities as well as generous donors all pitch in to get the job done.
Local Governments
In partnership with GRID's Bay Area office, local governments are helping stabilize long-term costs for low-income residents, prevent greenhouse gas emissions to meet targets under AB32 and provide hands-on green job training opportunities for local workers. For every dollar invested by Bay Area jurisdictions and private donors, GRID Alternatives brings four dollars of solar rebate money to the table. Current and past partners have utilized Community Development Block Grants, fee-for-service contracts, low-cost loans and local rebate programs to support GRID’s work in their communities. To find out more, please contact infoba@gridalternatives.org.
Job Training organizations
The expanding solar industry is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise slow labor market. Employers added 20 percent more jobs in 2013 over 2012, and one out of every 142 new jobs created in the US in 2013 was in the solar industry. With this growth comes a lack of qualified applicants to fill the newly created positions. Four out of five solar companies say they can’t find applicants with enough relevant experience. GRID Alternatives provides a classroom in the field for job training organizations, giving students the experience and networking opportunities they need to get jobs. Each workday is coordinated with the training program’s structure and curriculum to ensure that every single person has the chance to complete a solar installation, from start to finish. Interested in partnering with us? Contact Bret Carr volunteerba@gridalternatives.org
Affordable Housing organizations
Low-income homeowners in the Bay Area have to make hard decisions every day about how to spend their limited resources. Solar power contributes to long-term financial security for these families, insulating them from fluctuating energy prices and helping keep them in their homes. At GRID, we help local affordable housing developers integrate solar power into new and existing developments for low-income homebuyers. Through our partnership, local housing developers also help us identify those potential clients who most need our services. To find out more about partnering with us, please contact infoba@gridalternatives.org.