What nonprofit asks low-income people to don hard hats and safety harnesses and scramble up on roofs? GRID Alternatives does.

When Francisco Rosas got laid off from the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs, he decided to give the solar industry a try. So Rosas enrolled in solar installation classes at College of the Desert four years ago — but he had trouble grasping all of the material. That changed when Rosas started volunteering for GRID Alternatives. 

From a rooftop in sunny California, a Breaking Energy writer learns about the need for a national solar policy targeting low-income families.

GRID Alternatives launches in the Sacramento region with an installation for Penelope Amadali.

Four Atascadero families went solar at the GRID Alternatives Central Coast Solarthon with help from job trainees and employee volunteers from PG&E and Rabobank.