Women in Solar

In honor of Women’s History Month and Women in Construction Week, GRID caught up with Monica Slabaugh, a GRID NV Solar Installation Supervisor and Solar Installation Training Supervisor. She started as a Solarcorps Construction Fellow three years ago after leaving an office job that had her feeling drained and unfulfilled. She decided that a more active position working in environmental sustainability would be a better fit for her. 

GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE), an affiliate of GRID Alternatives, is a national leader in making clean renewable energy technology and job training accessible to communities who need it most. GRID’s Tribal Program provides tribal communities in rural areas the ability to become self-sustaining by providing renewable energy technology and job training to its tribal members. 

It’s been nine months we hosted 73 women for our week of