In partnership with Wells Fargo, GRID Alternatives is now ramping up a program, called Troops to Solar, targeted at training 1,000 veterans over the next three years. It was launched on Tuesday during a four-part solar installation on the homes of wounded veterans in San Diego.

40 students from five Inland Empire high schools got to work installing no-cost solar panels on Moreno Valley homes as part of the Solar Futures program. The program connects them with training in the solar industry all while helping the environment and helping local families save thousands on their power bills. 

40 juniors and seniors from five Inland high schools installed solar electric systems on four Habitat for Humanity homes today in Moreno Valley. The students are part of the Solar Futures program, a national partnership between nonprofit solar installer GRID Alternatives and SunPower, a San Jose-based solar power company. The project offers classroom instruction and hands-on training to inspire students to pursue careers in the fast-growing solar industry.

The non-profit organization GRID Alternatives Central Coast held its annual Solarthon event this Saturday morning. Dozens of Cal Poly students and community members volunteered to give five low-income families a full solar system installation in their homes.

Last week, Henry Yazzie, a Vietnam veteran, was overcome with emotion as volunteers installed a no-cost off-grid solar system with help from GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit solar installer that provides clean energy technology and job training to low-income families and underserved communities.

Nonprofit solar installer GRID Alternatives has launched its national Tribal Solarthon event. Through Oct. 9, the organization is partnering with four tribes in California, New York, South Dakota and Arizona to install solar photovoltaic power systems and, in the process, provide solar job training for tribe members. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell was on hand at the Shinnecock Nation to put a spotlight on energy and economic issues in Native American communities.

Hundreds of job seekers attend a solar job fair hosted by GRID Alternatives in partnership with PG&E in Fresno, CA. 

GRID Alternatives and NeighborWorks America announced a partnership to provide solar to low-income families. Nine communities across the United States will receive funding and training under the program. 

The Colorado Energy Office has awarded $1.2 million in grant funding to GRID Alternatives to build a series of community solar installations for low-income residents, many in rural parts of the state.

Al mes en la casa de los Menjivar, donde viven 11 personas, se gasta alrededor de $125 dólares por consumo de energía eléctrica, pero en los próximos meses el recibo de la luz empezará a llegar tan bajo como los $20 dólares. La dramática reducción en el ‘bill' será gracias a los paneles solares que recientemente le instalaron de manera gratuita.