An East-Bay man is set to receive honors from the White House today for co-founding the country's largest nonprofit solar installation company.

Shortly after walking into a CEO event at the Solar Power International conference last fall,GRID Alternatives CEO Erica Mackie realized she was the only woman in the room. With only a handful of women CEOs in the industry, she wasn’t surprised. But Mackie knew things had to change.

GRID Alternatives recently announced that it will be expanding into the international market, via the acquisition of another non-profit, Power to the People.

SunEdison and the SunEdison Foundation contribute $1.2 million toward a partnership with GRID Alternatives on a new National Women in Solar Initiative. The initiative aims to increase the number of women in the solar industry and support their professional advancement.

A Roseville family struggling with high medical bills gets a break on their electricity bills with solar installation.

Seniors from Ceres High school install a solar electric system on a Turlock home.

Some Far Rockaway, Queens, families whose homes were damaged in Superstorm Sandy will soon have lower electric bills for their renovated homes.

Residential solar power has become increasingly affordable over the past few years but the barriers to entry can still be too high for low-income communities, which is where solar non-profits like GRID Alternatives come in.

Jolyn and Warren Bright are one of the first families in New Jersey to receive new solar panels from Grid Alternatives.