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Solar Spotlight: Austin Thompson
Austin Thompson is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nations who reside in North Carolina on ancestral homelands, and are the only federally recognized tribe in the state. Austin brings with him a wealth of knowledge about what it’s like to be a Native American in our country today, and with that comes his passion for promoting renewable energy to all tribal nations.

Valley women step up for solar
On Saturday, June 28th, GRID Alternatives Central Valley kicked off its participation in GRID's National Women in Solar Initiative with an all-women’s crew providing installation expertise. On this crew were six extraordinary women from the surrounding area that helped install solar on a Habitat for Humanity home located in Clovis, California.

A Successful Journey from Solar Roofs to Solar Sales

 When Rex Sauls talks about solar, his eyes light up like a kid in a candy store. He’s hooked! Rex’s passion for solar began decades ago through his love and interest in solar cars. He always thought that harvesting energy from the sun was a better alternative to fossil fuels. Over the years, he let his solar passion simmer while he pursued careers as a studio cameraman for a television network, to a salesman, ranging from part sales at a motorcycle shop to even owning a pet store with his wife.