It's time to get on the roof! GRID Alternatives Colorado, in partnership with Veterans Green Jobs, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) to support the installation of solar electric systems for 10-14 low-income families in Denver and Jefferson Counties before September.
In addition to receiving solar panels on their homes, each family will have received energy efficiency and weatherization upgrades from Veterans Green Jobs. Energy efficiency is the most important first step to going solar - it reduces energy use and high, burdensome utility bills, increases health and safety, and lowers environmental impacts. Reduced energy use of each family helps GRID stretch our resources to serve more families in need!
Once a home has been weatherized, GRID volunteers and workforce trainees install solar PV systems with a lifetime of 30 years. With our dedicated team and barn-raising model, each installation has a tremendous impact on our community:
- $24,393 of savings for each family served
- 149,006 kWh of electricity generated by the sun
- 116 tons of greenhouse gas emissions
- Equivalent of 21 cars taken off the road for one year
- Equivalent of 2,722 Trees planted
Our CEO grant got us halfway to our Colorado promise of 30 installations by year's end. You can help by making a charitable contribution today of $25, $50, $100 or more and invest in our next family's home installation. Please give today!
5/15/2013 Shirley Moore and Kristina Sickles
Photo Left: Construction Manager, Rob Taylor, doing site visits and gearing up for installations!