Press Releases

GRID Alternatives announced its support for a comprehensive utility settlement being considered by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week to address significant state energy policy issues and increase access to solar power for Colorado’s most underserved communities. 

GRID Alternatives today announced installation has begun on 92 solar installations in six tribal communities in California, Montana, and South Dakota with over $1 million in cost-shared grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to these individual tribes. 

GRID Alternatives has announced a partnership with the University of California, Berkeley’s Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL), to integrate research into GRID Alternatives projects providing solar power to communities around the world that lack access to electricity. RAEL researchers will work with GRID Alternatives staff and partners to study off-grid solar projects by GRID Alternatives in Nicaragua, Nepal, and tribal communities in the United States. 

GRID Alternatives today announced an expansion of its multifamily solar program to include free technical assistance nationally for affordable housing owners, developers, and operators. The program also offers turnkey solar PV design/installation for multifamily affordable housing in several states. The technical assistance service, launched to coincide with the Housing California conference in Sacramento, is funded by a grant from The JPB Foundation.

National nonprofits GRID Alternatives, Vote Solar, and the Center for Social Inclusion today launched the Low-Income Solar Policy Guide, a new online tool offering the most comprehensive look at proven policies and program models for expanding access to solar power and solar jobs around the country. The guide is online at www.LowIncomeSolar.org  

The Colorado Energy Office and GRID Alternatives announce five community solar projects designed to demonstrate the viability of community solar models that serve low-income households. Delta Montrose Electric Association, Gunnison County Electric Association, Holy Cross Energy, San Miguel Power Association and Yampa Valley Electric Association have volunteered to build low-income projects totaling 579 kW.

GRID Alternatives today announced a major grant from Wells Fargo to support a national solar training initiative for America’s military veterans. The Troops to Solar initiative will provide solar industry workforce training to over 1,000 U.S. military veterans and active service members across the country as part of a three-year, $750,000 grant.

U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell came out to help celebrate a two-week event will bring solar power and job training to Native American communities in four states.

Sunrun announces a national partnership with GRID Alternatives to bring clean, affordable solar to more homeowners across the country. Sunrun will support GRID Alternatives' work in low-income communities nationwide through a combination of employee volunteerism, philanthropic support and in-kind equipment donations. In addition to volunteering on installations around the country, Sunrun employees will offer career development support to GRID's workforce trainees.