Press Releases

GRID Alternatives (GRID) will host a free solar installation clinic on Saturday, April 27th, from 3 - 4 PM (PDT) at Pacoima City Hall, which is located at 13520 Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 91331 *Free parking is available in the Pacoima City Hall basement garage.

GRID Alternatives (GRID), the nation's leading non-profit provider of community-led renewable energy solutions, is thrilled to announce that it has been selected to receive two Solar for All program grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

GRID Alternatives has been accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) for its Installations Basics Training 200 Program, which provides hands-on training to entry-level solar installers. GRID's IREC Accreditation will be held at Headquarters, with Central Valley being the first affiliate to secure accreditation. The accreditation is valid for five years. Once certification has been secured, GRID will continue applying to add additional affiliates to become accredited training providers until all affiliates have earned IREC accreditation.

GRID Alternatives is hosting the RE+ Southeast Clean Energy Job Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, April 18th, 10 am - 1 pm EST at Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 The Clean Energy Job Fair will bring diverse job seekers with industry expertise and transferable skills, and the best solar and clean energy employers in the region under one roof, to connect and learn about all that the booming Southeast Clean Energy industry has to offer!

As GRID Alternatives begins to celebrate its 20th Anniversary, the Oakland-based international non-profit announces it has received a $15 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) is proud to partner with Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California, to provide training through the Solar Futures Program, funded by the San Manuel Cares Grant, a program of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, for students enrolled in the Sherman Indian High School Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways program.

GRID Alternatives (GRID) and Empowered by Light (EBL) have partnered to launch a one-year pilot solar workforce development program in Juncos, Puerto Rico. The program seeks to train 60 people during the first year using GRID’s Installation Basics Training (IBT) curriculum, which consists of three weeks and 120 hours of interactive classroom learning and hands-on solar training labs. Job trainees gain new occupational skill sets, experience with practical solar applications, and opportunities for a new career path.

GRID Alternatives (GRID), the nation’s leading non-profit solar developer and installer, announces that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is investing $1.2 million to fund a community solar energy program in eastern Oregon.

GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GRID GLA) is partnering with The Green Together Collaborative to build a safe, healthy, socially inclusive/equitable, climate-resilient community in the Pacoima and Sun Valley Communities. Supported by California Strategic Growth Council's Transformative Communities Program with a $23m grant from California Climate Investments – Cap-and-Trade Dollars at Work, the Collaborative allows for improving energy efficiency with solar installations while providing training and jobs for in-demand skills utilizing GRID GLA's Workforce Development Program. GRID GLA has funding to install 669 kW of rooftop solar-free to Pacoima and Sun Valley homeowners, approximately 175 homes.

GRID Alternatives is partnering with the City and County of Denver and McKinstry to host the 2024 City and County of Denver Climate Action Sustainability Resilience Solarthonon February 9th at 8:45 AM (MST). This is a one-of-a-kind initiative celebrating solar energy and sustainability to assist low-to-moderate-income families with a ground-mount community solar installation.