Volunteers

No Solar in Sight...Yet

Miguel Rodriguez is about to pioneer solar in his neighborhood with help from GRID and a crew of hard-working job trainees from Green City Force.

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GRID had a great day in Long Beach on Saturday, Sept. 21st when more than 175 volunteers individual sponsors, corporate teams, job trainees and homeowners themselves came out to install solar electric systems on nine homes for our fourth annual Greater Los Angeles Solarthon

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Keep Solar Growing in Your Community

Solarpermit.org makes it easier for solar contractors, including GRID Alternatives, to navigate permitting in different areas, saving time and money.

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No ordinary day on the roof

It was a typical GRID Colorado day - sunny skies and an awesome team of volunteers, raising solar panels to the roof of the small home of another wonderful family.

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From Malawi to Oakland, Solar Connects

The Mtchona's came all the way from Malawi, and are one of the newest members of the GRID family. They have not only fulfilled their dreams of owning their own PV system, they've also decided to help other families in the Bay Area make their solar dreams come true.

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Empowering Richmond's Iron Triangle

The Bay Area Solarthon is coming to Richmond, where the benefits will be especially meaningful.

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A Sunny Welcome

35 incoming Cal Poly students joined us in Los Osos as part of their "Week of Welcome" activities. They got to see first-hand the work we did to bring clean and affordable solar energy to the Thompson family's new home. It was a joy to see their enthusiasm for volunteerism, sustainability, and solar technology.

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Overcoming addiction: A new life through solar

Of the many volunteers and team leaders that GRID Alternatives trains on a regular basis, this inspirational story comes from a Southern California volunteer, Sinclair Wallace.

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Solarthon brings families "million-dollar quality of life"

From newly built affordable housing developments in the Central Valley to well established neighborhoods in San Diego, Solarthon is putting solar on rooftops all over California.

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Press Release - Wells Fargo, GRID Alternatives and Veterans Green Jobs Install Free Solar Panels, Weatherization Upgrades and Landscaping at Harvey Park Home

June 12, 2013 Denver, Colo. Today, volunteer teams from Wells Fargo, alongside nonprofits GRID Alternatives Colorado and Veterans Green Jobs, are working together to make a series of home performance upgrades on a Denver residence. The measures will boost the health, safety, energy efficiency and aesthetics of a low-income resident who also happens to be a military veteran who otherwise would not be able to afford these services.