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1,600 and Counting

GRID Alternatives Central Valley started with six team members and one truck and trailer in the first warehouse. Eight years later, 32 team members strong. Due to explosive growth, GRID Central Valley just finished moving into its fourth location. Since 2009, Tom Esqueda, GRID Executive Director has led his group on an adventure, from working on one install a week, to working on three installs per day. Since inception, GRID Central Valley has focused on helping the many communities it serves.

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Baltimore Fishbowl - Morgan Community Mile, a Public-Private Collab, Outfits its 31st Home with Solar

Solar panels installed on an energy-efficient home can yield real savings. Watkins will save at least $600 on his BGE bill because he has weatherized his home, and generates solar energy on his rooftop.

Baltimore CBS - Belair-Edison Neighborhood Goes Solar

Some residents of the Belair-Edison neighborhood are all smiles today. They’re seeing a big drop in their utility bills because of the sun.

Press Release: 31 Homes in Baltimore Receive Solar through Partnership

Thirty-one homes in the Morgan Community Miles of Baltimore, Maryland, are receiving the benefits of solar power thanks to a partnership between the City of Baltimore, the US Department of Energy, Civic Works, GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic,. Baltimore Energy Challenge, and Morgan State University.

When "We Build" together, anything is possible

Forty-five women from around the country joined together earlier this month to help build the Coyote Ridge Solar Array at GRID Colorado’s annual We Build Retreat, a weekend of service learning and networking for women in solar and related careers.

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KCRW Design & Architecture - GRID Alternatives screening of The Age of Consequences

Join this "green" party at Los Angeles' newest green space: Chinatown's L.A. State Historic Park.

Summer Age of Consequences screening lit up the dark with big ideas about climate change threat

Our friends at Truman know that without concerned Americans across all sectors, we don't have a chance to move the needle on irreversible climate change. Thanks for giving so many attendees the chance to see an eye-opening documentary with a great discussion!

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Sweating for Environmental Justice - Wells Fargo Steps Up

“If I could sum up today in a few words I’d say ‘satisfying, sweaty, heat’.” said Marcus Jones, Branch Manager at Wells Fargo. Seven volunteers from Wells Fargo, came out on sticky and hot, 95 degree day in July to install a solar system for a low-income homeowner in Baltimore’s Berea neighborhood, Mr. Darnell Edmond.

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Solar Works DC Kick-Off

“The solar panels are getting a workout right now,” exclaimed DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, referencing the abundant sunshine on Monday morning, as Solar Works DC job trainees gathered behind the Mayor in their gold shirts for the official Solar Works DC kick-off event.

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ABC 7 - Solar panels to be installed in D.C. homes for new initiative launched by Mayor Bowser

Mayor Muriel Bowser has launched a new initiative called "Solar Works DC" that will install solar panels in homes in Washington, D.C.