Press Releases

4/17/2014 - Tim Sears Honored as White House Champion of Change

The White House honored GRID Alternatives for its work in solar deployment.

5/9/2014 - GRID Alternatives Meets Obama’s Challenge With Major Low-Income Solar Commitment

In support of the Obama administration’s national renewable energy goals, GRID Alternatives is committing to help install 100 MW of solar power on affordable single-family and multifamily homes across the country by 2024.

9/20/2013 - GRID Alternatives CEO Wins DOE-MIT Women in Clean Energy Prize

GRID Alternatives Co-Founder and CEO Erica Mackie won an award from MIT and the Department of Energy for her leadership and accomplishments in the area of entrepreneurship and innovative business models

10/08/2013 - Equitable Access to Solar Energy Bill (AB217) Signed by Governor Brown

Thousands of low-income families across California are now assured access to money-saving solar technology and clean energy jobs training in the coming years, with the Governors signature on The Equitable Access to Solar Energy Bill (AB217).

5/30/2013 - State Lawmakers Vote to Keep Successful Low-Income Solar Programs Going

Today, the California Assembly voted to extend programs that help thousands of low-income families across California gain access to money-saving solar technology and clean energy jobs.

5/6/2013 - Schneider Electric and GRID Alternatives Partner to Provide Solar Systems for Low-Income Residential Housing

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, and GRID Alternatives, the largest non-profit solar installer in the U.S., are partnering to provide and install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for low-income homeowners while preparing workers for jobs in the solar industry.

5/21/2013 - JinkoSolar Donates 150kW PV Solar modules in Partnership with GRID Alternatives

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS), a leading global PV solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has created a strategic partnership with GRID Alternatives, a US nonprofit solar installer, to donate 150kW of its solar modules towards the installation and training of volunteers of solar electric systems exclusively for low-income homeowners.

5/17/2013 - Governor Makes Special Stop to See Low-Income Solar Program at Work

In a nod to the success of Californias Single-family Affordable Solar Homes Program (SASH), Governor Jerry Brown visited Long Beach today to observe the site where homeowners Maribel and Jose Mendoza and their four boys will soon reap the benefits of lowcost solar energy. The installation, completed by SASH program manager GRID Alternatives and a team of job trainees, is the sixth SASH installation on the block.

4/24/2013 - Enphase Energy Announces 2013 Partnership with GRID Alternatives

Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), today announced its 2013 philanthropic partnership with GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit that brings the benefits of solar technology to communities that would not otherwise have access. Under the agreement, Enphase will provide GRID Alternatives with microinverters to help power more than 350 low-income homes in California and Colorado.

11/09/12 - Vets help Vets go solar in Jurupa Valley

Twin brothers Tyrone and Jerome Saxton, both former Army Reservists, got a special gift for Veterans Day this year: new solar electric systems to power their homes. The systems were installed today by veteran volunteers and staff from non-profit GRID Alternatives, along with volunteer teams from Wells Fargo and Thrivent Builds.