Active and former U.S. service members across the country are joining GRID Alternatives to install solar for low-income families while learning skills to jumpstart their solar careers. The Troops to Solar initiative is supported by a 3-year, $750,000 grant from Wells Fargo.
As a student from the University of California, Riverside, and as a Global Studies major, Wendy Juarez wanted to focus on the global environment and learn more about ways and tactics to reduce carbon footprint on a global scale.
GRID Alternatives Inland Empire was recently honored by South Coast Air Quality Management District - SCAQMD with the Youth Leadership in Air Quality Award at its recent 30th Annual Clean Air Awards.
Davetta Simpson has been a resident of Jurupa for 18 years. A mother of two with two grandchildren, she first heard about GRID through her participation in Community Action Partnership (CAP) Riverside’s home weatherization program.