Volunteers

Like many others, Eligio and Maria Hernandez thought there had to be a “catch”. They began their research after receiving a letter in the mail explaining GRID services and speaking with a neighbor about his, now, incredible low electricity bill, courtesy of his solar panel system.

On March 24th and 25th Stanford University Students joined GRID’s solar installation supervisors for two days of Solar Fun!!!

GRID Alternatives’ Central Valley office was able to parlay its generous gift from the Honnold Foundation and leverage rebate opportunities from Turlock Irrigation District in order to make solar a reality for families outside our normal service area.

On February 20 and 21, 2014 Grid Alternatives’ Central Valley office launched educational partnership activities with two Kern High School District Schools.

Ceres High School’s Manufacturing Production and Green Technology Academy completed their second GRID Alternatives installation for the 2013/2014 academic year.

This year our SolarCorps Fellows honored Cesar Chavez's legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and civil rights leader through a service day on March 31st.

GRID Greater Los Angeles and their newly formed Workforce Development Committee met for the first time in late March.

GRID Alternatives volunteer Katharine Johnston writes a guest post for the GLA blog about her volunteer experience.

Three branches of the U.S. Military joined forces to install a 3.4 kilowatt AC solar electric system for the King family in South Los Angeles on Friday February 21st. This project came to be through the efforts of Geoff Harjo, a U.S. Army Veteran who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan and who is currently completing a 6-month fellowship with GRID Alternatives through The Mission Continues.