Job Training

Local Motives - Community Building Through Renewable Energy
Solar Works DC is a solar installation and job training program led by GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic, in Washington, DC. The program provides no cost solar to low-income communities and offers community members the solar installation training and hands on experience needed to pursue careers in the industry. Devonta Sanders was a participant in the first Solar Works DC cohort and now works as a Construction Fellow for GRID Alternatives. Hear him reflect on his journey into the solar industry.

College Student Gains Construction Knowledge with GRID

Taylor R., a freshman at Prairie View A&M University, joined GRID NV this summer to learn more about solar from local rooftops. He shared about his experience with GRID staff: 

“I am here volunteering and installing solar panels (with GRID). I’ve enjoyed the construction aspect of it. I don’t know if other people like learning how to put stuff together, but I like it. The GRID staff have walked me through everything and taught me a lot. You really learn something (at GRID) that you can benefit from and help others at the same time.”

The Nation - The Green Jobs Revolution Needs to Include All of Us

Journalist Audrea Lim reports on GRID Alternatives for "Taking Heat," a series which "focuses on the intersection of climate change with other social and political issues, showcasing the ingenious and inventive ways in which people are already reworking our economy and society."