Events

By the year 2032, half of D.C.'s energy will be from renewable energy, as required by the new Renewable Portfolio Standard signed into law today by DC Mayor Bowser.  At least 5 percent of this clean energy will be from solar, with a program that will allow 100,000 low-income residents to benefit from solar energy-savings by 2032. 

Today, Mayor Bowser of the District of Columbia signed the Renewable Portfolio Standard Expansion Act of 2016 into Law. This legislation, which was introduced by Councilmember Cheh and unanimously passed by the Council, will simultaneously increase the use of clean energy in DC, bring clean energy and energy savings to 100,000 low-income homeowners by the year 2032, and will create hundreds of clean energy jobs each year. 

Even though it had been raining for two weeks straight, the sun came out for our Client “Solar-bration” Picnic, held at the River Terrace neighborhood park by the Anacostia River. GRID wanted to show our gratitude to the homeowners in the Mid-Atlantic region who helped us grow our non-profit by getting solar installed on their roofs. GRID staff, clients, neighbors, and volunteers gathered under the gazebo, enjoyed food donated by our neighborhood restaurant Shawafel, and shared their solar stories. Families and children also took part in our photo booth, coloring stations, and played Frisbee with a few of the GRID staff members in a nearby field.