Policy

How do state laws affect solar accessibility and affordability in the region? We’ll talk with three experts about solar programs -- including GRID Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Nicole Steele -- for people from low- and middle-income backgrounds. And we’ll discuss the pros and cons of creating large-scale solar projects.

Good morning from the Mid-Atlantic region! This is the second edition of the GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic Policy Roundup, keeping you up-to-date on renewable energy policy in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. This month’s edition includes some ups and some downs in terms of renewable energy policy. We continue, however, to be inspired to search for solutions that make renewable energy available to everyone.
Unseasonable forecasts were expected by Prof. Fred Schwartz and fellow scientists; over thirty years ago, they tried to warn the world about torrential rains, cyclones, record-breaking heat, wildfires, and untimely freezes.
This piece is part of a series that looks at how the Green New Deal might transform industries in the U.S. Focusing on the potential for job creation in the clean energy transition, the article features an interview with our Chief Policy and Business Development Officer Stan Greschner, and highlights GRID's workforce development program as an example.