Antwain Nelson, a solar installer at GRID Alternatives, is one of thousands of new hires in the US solar industry, which has become the fastest growing sector in the energy business. Solar employment has more than doubled since 2010, reaching 209,000 employees by November 2015, according to The Solar Foundation.

In addition to bringing solar to low-income neighborhoods and those most adversely affected by pollution, GRID Alternatives is leading an industry-wide effort to get more women and ethnic minorities on rooftops installing solar.

A new video, recently screened at the Access to Power energy forum in Washington, D.C., documents GRID Alternatives' efforts to relieve economic pressures on low-income families through solar. 

The Delta Montrose Electric Association has partnered with GRID Alternatives and Colorado Energy Office to offset the energy burden for low-income families on a large scale. The 570 solar panels--nearly 150 kilowatts--will cut energy costs nearly in half for forty-five moderate- to low-income families.

CityLab editorial fellow Julian Spector writes about his experience installing solar in Southeast D.C. with GRID Alternatives and Mongomery County Conservation Corps job trainees. 

A group of Fresno Unified students are serving the community while gaining valuable trade experience. Over the next two days, their school day is spent on a roof helping install solar panels for someone in need.

In March 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that the Bishop Paiute Tribe was selected for funding to install 120 kilowatts of solar photovoltaics on 34 single-family, low-income homes. Leveraging GRID Alternatives' position as the program manager for California's Single-family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) Program, the GRID team was able to help the Bishop Paiute Tribe install five solar PV systems with rebates from SASH. 

In Northeast Washington, D.C., one homeowner recently gave his two-story home an expensive upgrade: $30,000 worth of solar panels. Homeowner Anthony David was joined by the Solar Energy Industries Association and the GRID Alternatives during the solar installation for the launch of #MillionSolarStrong, a campaign celebrating and promoting the growth of the solar industry in the U.S.