Job Training

DOEE - Mayor Bowser Celebrates 100th Installation of Solar Works DC as DC Leads in Sustainability and Climate Action

Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the 100th installation under the Solar Works DC initiative by commissioning a rooftop solar installation at a home in Ward 6. In addition, Mayor Bowser released Sustainable DC 2.0, the District’s updated citywide plan detailing actions and strategies for becoming the healthiest, greenest, and most livable city in the nation.

NBC4 - Solar for All? Removing Financial Obstacles to Green Energy

Washington D.C. Mayor Bowser joined GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic to celebrate the 100th rooftop solar installation under the Solar Works D.C. initiative, a clean energy and job training program targeting low- and moderate-income residents.

KCRW - Low income neighborhoods work to seize opportunities in California's green economy

This audio piece highlights the efforts of several organizations, including GRID Alternatives, to create access to California's green jobs in lower income communities. Former intern Demetrius Bloodsaw reflects on how his training with GRID Greater Los Angeles prepared him for his first job in the solar industry.

Career Connector: Meet our SWDC Spring 2019 Cohort P. 1

Enjoy our latest May "Career Connector", highlighting qualified candidates for employers in the solar industry. Throughout the next three months, we'll be featuring trainees from our workforce development program. These individuals are set to graduate this month after completing GRID’s 12-week Installation Basics Training (IBT) program.

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Sharing Skills and Culture

For many trainees, learning about solar creates community as well as job opportunities

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GRID Successfully Launches IBT-200 Pilot Class

Last month we completed the pilot class of our IBT-200 (Installation Basics Training) program! This program is GRID Alternatives' premiere job-training program for solar installation. GRID's robust IBT-200 program developed from a self-selected IBT program opportunity that allowed individuals to check solar installation skills off for certificates of completion at their own pace. Thanks to a national partnership with Accenture, a global consulting firm, GRID was able to create a more in-depth comprehensive training program through a 5-week, 200-hour internship model.

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SunPower Partnership Supports Three GRID Solar Projects in Desert Hot Springs

Our mission of making clean, affordable renewable energy technology and job training accessible to underserved communities everywhere is accomplished thanks to strategic partners that align with our work and values. SunPower Corporation is one such partner.

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GRID IE Salutes Top Volunteers at the Volunteer Appreciation Event

GRID Alternatives' unique program model leans on the generous help of volunteers who serve our clients and community.

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Congratulations to re-entry success Gonzalo Varela

We believe that men and women who have paid their debt to society are ready to contribute to the public good, and that solar employment holds the key.

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CO - Energy News Network - In Colorado and beyond, community ‘barn raising’ helps tribes build solar

The resulting solar array in Towaoc (pronounced toy-yak) will bring power to the 2,100 people living nearby. It will give the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe — one of three Ute Indian tribes in the southwestern United States — enough renewable energy to begin the first phase of a dream they’ve been developing for 10 years.