Job Training

The White House Joins GRID for a Solar Installation

“I am happy that I was selected for this,” said Ms. Williams, beaming, “I’m elated!” Ms. Williams just received 14 solar panels on the roof of her house. The 3.43 kW system will save her an estimated $17,000 on her electric bill during the systems’ lifetime.

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Professional climber scales new heights for GRID

Professional free-climber Alex Honnold helps install solar for a Sacramento family.

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Women on the Rise!

More women now than ever are giving the boot to customer service and clerical jobs, putting on hard hats, and picking up the tool box.

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Working to Prevent Recidivism

It can’t be that hard to start your life over. All you have to do is get a job then the rest falls in to place, right? Not quite...

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Baltimore Fishbowl - Looking for a Job? D.C. Solar Job Fair Hiring On the Spot

If you know of someone looking for a job, or specifically a career in solar, the free Solar Job Fair happening in D.C. on November 17 is an excellent start.

Press Release: City, Non-profit Partnership Brings Solar Power and Job Training to East Baltimore

Today government officials and community leaders gathered at the home of Leonard Wills in East Baltimore’s C.A.R.E Community to kick of a project that will bring the benefits of solar power to local residents and serve as a model for improving community sustainability and resiliency citywide.

Baltimore Fishbowl - GRID Alternatives Brings Solar to Baltimore’s Underserved One Panel at a Time

Genevieve Fenwick lives in a classic row home in Baltimore’s Belair-Edison neighborhood. Living on a fixed income, Fenwick said, “I’m the last person on earth you’d expect to have 12 solar panels powering my row home.” But thanks to GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit bringing renewable energy to underserved communities, the solar panels on Fenwick’s roof will soon be turning sunlight into electricity.

Purcellville Gazette - Home Solar Power System Donated to Local Veteran

Local veteran Brian Haas celebrated the installation of a rooftop solar system on his new home that will save him and his wife $1,000 each year on their electricity bills. The work was done last Wednesday, September 21 by local volunteers and veteran job trainees led by GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic.

A Star Volunteer Joins the GRID Family

Working in the volunteerism department at GRID, it brings me great joy to see a volunteer take what we have to teach them and use it to land a great job. One they can be passionate about and proud of, as well as earn a good living for themselves and their families. Even better is when GRID receives the great benefit of finding a star volunteer who can contribute to the organization as a staff member and a wonderful addition to GRID’s family.

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Solar Futures Reaches the Bishop Paiute Tribe

GRID IE kicks of the 2016-17 school year with Solar Futures...

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