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La clínica solar de GRID Alternatives en el sur de Los Ángeles se enriquece: 140 hogares recibirán paneles solares gratuitos y mejoras energéticas en sus hogares

  • 16 de septiembre de 2025
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GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GRID GLA), in partnership with Los Angeles City Council District 9, invites South LA residents to an upcoming community event focused on expanding access to clean energy resources.

Harnessing the sun cost you nothing! Through GRID Alternatives GLA’s SMART South LA Program, a limited number of income-qualified homeowners can receive free solar, electric panel upgrades and cool roof installations. GRID GLA is also offering its industry-recognized, paid solar job training for up to 75 community members.

Public Info Session:
1st South LA Solar Clinic

Saturday, June 14, 1 – 3pm
Central Avenue Constituent Service Center
4301 South Central Ave

Registration Link: SouthLASolar.eventbrite.com
More information: 866-921-4696

A free info session held in English and Spanish, hosted by GRID GLA and Councilmember District 9 Curren D. Price, Jr., at the Central Avenue Constituent Service Center to present the community with facts about state funded solar panels and home energy upgrades, free to residents. Participants can meet with GRID GLA staff, ask questions one on one, begin their application process, and schedule their first site visit.

Additional benefits for attendees include:

  • Free fruit trees from partnering organization TreePeople.
  • Free air purifiers to the first 35 attendees from partnering organization T.R.U.S.T. South LA.
  • Brunch provided!

“We’re excited to bring our full range of programs to South LA, helping homeowners save money while powering their communities with clean, renewable energy.” – Lidia Castelo, Outreach Manager, GRID GLA

Qualification Information

To qualify for solar panels, applicants must live in the project area

To qualify for solar panels, applicants must meet income requirements

Partnering Organizations

  • Community Partners
  • South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z),
  • City of Los Angeles (LADOT, LADWP, Streets LA, and Recreation and Parks),
  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro),
  • Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC)
  • CicLAvia,
  • Climate Resolve,
  • Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD),
  • GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GRID GLA),
  • Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI),
  • LA Neighborhood Land Trust,
  • Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE),
  • Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE),
  • TreePeople,
  • T.R.U.S.T. South LA
  • Zapata King

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GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles, Inc. (GRID GLA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization established in 2007 and serving Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties. Our innovative approach combines learning with industry – our solar installation trainees receive a no-cost education while installing solar electric systems for families in underserved communities who are receiving no-cost cool roofs, solar systems, and battery storage.

Sobre las organizaciones

Sobre GRID Alternatives

GRID Alternatives es una organización sin fines de lucro internacional con sede en Estados Unidos y que opera bajo la categoría 501(c)3, que desarrolla soluciones impulsadas por la comunidad para promover la justicia económica y ambiental mediante la energía renovable. La organización trabaja en Estados Unidos, México, Nepal y Nicaragua e ha instalado sistemas fotovoltaicos solares en más de 29.500 viviendas y proyectos de vivienda asequible en comunidades desatendidas, además de proporcionar formación laboral a más de 33.200 personas. Además, GRID ofrece soluciones de movilidad limpia y almacenamiento de energía en baterías y es una voz destacada en el desarrollo de políticas solares para personas de bajos ingresos en Estados Unidos. El programa de formación básica de instalación (IBT), un programa de certificación basado en competencias diseñado para desarrollar las habilidades más relevantes para los trabajos de instalación de energía solar de nivel básico y los campos de empleo relacionados en la construcción. Los aprendices aprenden habilidades de instalación solar, los estándares de seguridad OSHA 10, primeros auxilios y RCP, y habilidades transversales, como la comunicación interpersonal y la capacidad de rendir, para ayudar a los aprendices de empleo a obtener y mantener un empleo.

Contacto de medios

Irina Beffa

Marketing + Communications Manager

Ibeffa@GRIDAlternatives.org

916-588-9274