GRID In the News

KPBS covered a two-day NAACP Solar Equity Initiative job training event in San Diego. GRID Alternatives San Diego and Sunrun recently partnered with NAACP San Diego and the Alliance for African Assistance to provide solar job training and a no-cost solar panel installation as part of the initiative.

In an op-ed for The Virginian-Pilot, GRID Mid-Atlantic's Nicole Steele writes that Virginia is at a solar turning point and equitable clean energy policies targeting low- and middle-income Virginians will keep money in the local economy, allow communities to build wealth, and create local jobs.

In this op-ed for the Cheney Free Press, GRID Alternatives' Stan Greschner and Gina McCarthy, Director of Harvard's Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment make the case for common-sense climate solutions, like putting a price on carbon pollution, that protect our health and benefit our communities.

In an op-ed for NJ Spotlight GRID Alternatives' Policy & Regulartory Manager for Community Solar, Tom Figel, and Vote Solar's Mid-Atlantic Director, Pari Karostia, argue that New Jersey's community solar program must include financial incentives to support projects for low-income communities.

Journalist Audrea Lim reports on GRID Alternatives for "Taking Heat," a series which "focuses on the intersection of climate change with other social and political issues, showcasing the ingenious and inventive ways in which people are already reworking our economy and society."