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One More Campaign

How does your donation make a difference?

Who are you helping?

How will your money be used? 

We understand these concerns just as we understand the concerns of our clients. Each month we want to share with you a story of how GRID Alternatives is helping a family or person take one more step towards their goals!

Below are our One More Campaign: Stories of the Month. Each story highlights a different aspect of what GRID offers the San Diego community, with the help of people like you!

 

California's Cap & Trade investments hitting GRID rooftops
Legislators, administration officials and community groups gathered at a live GRID solar installation in Sacramento to highlight the state’s partnership with GRID to expand clean energy access to disadvantaged communities. Using proceeds from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)--a fund created through California's cap and trade program--we will install rooftop solar for more than 1,600 families through 2016.

Cal Poly's Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers installs Solar with GRID Alternatives Central Coast!

On April 18th and 19th Cal Poly’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) joined GRID Alternatives Central Coast to install solar for two low-income families residing in King City.  These were the 4th and 5th installs for SHPE during the last two years.  Over the weekend, SHPE students installed 4.34 Kilowatts of capacity, adding to a total of 9.84 Kilowatts installed by SHPE Students so far!  These solar systems will provide significant environmental impacts by offsetting 257 tons of greenhouse gasses, t

GRID Alternatives is going to Baltimore
Often referred to as “Charm City”, Baltimore is the site of GRID Alternatives’ next set of solar installations, where we hope to sprinkle a little of our charm. Through support from the Abell Foundation and partnering with the City of Baltimore Office of Sustainability and Civic Works, we will launch in Baltimore this June, bringing solar power to ten homes in the CARE Community.

GRID Celebrates Solar at Earth Day in Santa Barbara!!!

GRID Alternatives Central Coast wants to thank all of our supporters who attended the 45th annual Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival! Our crew headed out to Alameda Park in Santa Barbara the weekend of April 18 and 19 to spread the word about our mission to make renewable energy technology and job training accessible to underserved communities. We set up a booth in the Live Green section of the park where we engaged hundreds of people in dialogue about our vision of a successful transition to clean, renewable energy that includes everyone.

Engaging Youth in an Array of Solar Skills
GRID Alternatives Central Coast is doing some amazing work helping local community members gain access to solar energy! We bring together community partners, volunteers and job trainees to implement solar power and energy efficiency for low-income families, providing energy cost savings, valuable hands-on experience and a source of clean, local energy that benefits us all. Our latest program, Youth in Solar, aims to engage disadvantaged youth ages 16-21 in our solar installation training program to provide solar education and hands-on experience with the goal being to set them on a path towards a promising future.