Volunteers

GRID volunteer creates climate-forward banking solutions

Four years ago, Ravi Mikkelsen stepped foot on a GRID solar installation project for the very first time. He had worked in the energy and climate industries throughout his career, but like many GRID volunteers, it was his first time helping to install a system.

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Solar Training for Chemehuevi Tribal Members

GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) was awarded funding from the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund (TSAF) to solarize eight homes on the Chemehuevi Tribal Reservation in Lake Havasu, California. Of the eight low-income homes these tribal families will receive solar, four have already been installed.

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GRID Alternatives Inland Empire Announces Launch of Virtual Installation Basics Training

GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) is excited to announce the launch of its virtual Installation Basics Training (IBT) program.

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Leading GRID Alternatives: A Message from Ashley Christy

I am excited to announce that I am the new Executive Director of GRID GLA! I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.

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Navajo-Hopi Observer - Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund promotes tribal self-sufficiency with solar projects to help communities

Tanksi Clairmont, director of TSAF, announced that 12 tribes have been selected for clean energy solar grants for the next year.

This is the third year for TSAF and it has helped 15 other tribes with solar projects during the last two years. Part of the funding includes solar certification programs at tribal colleges, which can lead to jobs in the solar industry.

CPR News - How Denver Got Its Climate Sales Tax — And What Happens Next

On Nov. 3, Denver voters approved Measure 2A, which increases the city’s sales tax rate by .25 percent and should generate between $20 and $40 million a year to combat climate change and economic disparity in the Mile High City.

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Microgrid Knowledge_ Microgrid to Protect Native American Site Plagued by Wildfire-Related Power Outages

The California Public Utilities Commission calls the tribe’s lands a “Tier 3 – extreme threat” area that suffered multiple wildfires over the last two years.

Current forecasts predict the number of preemptive public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) will increase in this part of California.

Microgrid Knowledge_ Microgrid to Protect Native American Site Plagued by Wildfire-Related Power Outages

The California Public Utilities Commission calls the tribe’s lands a “Tier 3 – extreme threat” area that suffered multiple wildfires over the last two years.

Current forecasts predict the number of preemptive public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) will increase in this part of California.

Pathway to a Career

In 2018, Cristian Tello heard about GRID Alternatives from a radio announcement. Although he didn’t know anything about solar, he was interested in finding out more about a possible opportunity. His current job at a car wash wasn’t providing the prospect of upward advancement and solar just might be the thing that he was looking for in a career. With a little investigative work, he found that GRID Alternatives offered a variety of ways to gain skills in different aspects of the solar industry and Installation Basics Training (IBT) was one of them.

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