Volunteers

Through Corporate Partnership, Accenture Volunteers Provide a Boost on GRID Install

Three volunteers from Accenture assisted GRID Mid-Atlantic during a work day in August, helping to install 16 panels on the Andrews family home in Lincoln Heights.

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IECN-Nonprofit GRID Alternatives Inland Empire opens doors for women in solar

Last month, GRID IE installed a 2.7 kW solar system on the home of a San Bernardino family.

What would it look like for Los Angeles to have its Green New Deal?

It's a door opening for people with skills like Anna's.

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Habitat for Humanity Homeowners Go Solar in Virginia

Tesfaye and his family will move into their new Habitat for Humanity home in September. The solar panels on their roof, installed by GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic, will help the family save 60% or more on their monthly electric bills.

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Solar Power Mag - GRID Installing No-Cost Solar On Habitat For Humanity Home In VA

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Northern Virginia to provide the Tesfaye family in Alexandria, Va., with a home build and solar power installation.

Celebrating Women's Equality Day with Sunrun

According to The Solar Foundation's solar job census, women make up only 26% of the solar workforce. That representation is even less in construction positions. This Women's Equality Day, we're celebrating the hard work of all women in the clean energy industry with our friends at Sunrun!

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Summer 2019 CSUMB Solar Futures Program

This summer GRID Alternatives Central Coast partnered with California State University Monterey Bay to offer a six-week immersive solar class as part of the university's Upward Bound program.

The student cohort met on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in June and July and included ten high school students from across Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. The program leveraged GRID Alternatives' hands-on solar installation model to educate and inspire the next generation of solar leaders.

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Voice News-GRID Alternatives Provides No Cost Solar in the IE

GRID Alternatives is the nation's largest community-based nonprofit solar installer that makes renewable energy technology and job training accessible to underserved communities.

WRCOG Podcast-GRID Alternatives Inland Empire

California is commonly regarded as one of the pioneering states for energy efficiency measures across the nation.

Sunpower Volunteers in Marysville

SunPower has continued to be a supporter of GRID since 2015, and has participated in over 100 of our Sponsored Workday opportunities, which totals to nearly 7,000 volunteer hours! This month eleven staff members from SunPower’s Roseville office participated in team-building activities through volunteering in Marysville for the Mertes family. For some of the team, this was their first time volunteering with GRID. Our client Tiffany, who is a bus driver found out GRID through an advertisement while at work.

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