February 7, 2024, Denver Colorado -- GRID Alternatives is partnering with the City and County of Denver and McKinstry to host the 2024 City and County of Denver Climate Action Sustainability Resilience Solarthonon February 9th at 8:45 AM (MST). This is a one-of-a-kind initiative celebrating solar energy and sustainability to assist low-to-moderate-income families with a ground-mount community solar installation.
Space is limited to participate. Parking for the event will be provided at the Montbello Recreation Center at 15555 E 53rd Avenue, Denver CO 80239. Shuttle buses will bring volunteers to a ground-mounted solar array near the Denver International Airport. The day's agenda can be found here on the sign-up page. Press that are interested in attending in person should email colorado@gridalternatives.org to set up attendance details.
"GRID is supporting empowering communities through renewable energy: Together with the City and County of Denver, we light up lives, build sustainable futures, and pave the way for a brighter, greener tomorrow." ~Executive Director Margaret Kral
The Denver Solarthon is an in-person gathering where people can connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for clean energy and a greener future. Participants get to spend the day preparing modules and installing panels and will hear remarks from local energy officials. The community solar system at the Denver International Airport - funded by Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency - will be partially subscribed to low-to-moderate-income families in Denver to help them save money on their energy bills.
GRID Alternatives is a national leader in helping economic and environmental justice communities nationwide get clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs, and our energy access work is lighting up off-grid communities across the globe. GRID, the nation’s largest nonprofit installer of clean energy technologies, develops and implements renewable energy projects that serve economic and environmental justice communities. GRID creates and installs solar projects that serve low-income households and communities and enable these communities to access a variety of clean mobility and battery storage incentive programs. Through our unique, people-first model, we are putting money back into families’ pockets, reducing the energy cost burden for housing providers, and jumpstarting clean energy careers. We partner with affordable housing organizations, job training groups, government agencies, municipalities, utilities, tribes, and local communities to make clean energy a win for everyone.
About GRID Alternatives
GRID Alternatives is a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color. Using a unique, people-first model, GRID develops and implements solar projects that serve qualifying households and affordable housing providers while providing hands-on job training. GRID has installed solar for more than 22,000 families and helped households and housing providers save $599 million in lifetime electricity costs while training over 32,000 people. GRID Alternatives has eight regional offices serving California, Colorado, the mid-Atlantic region, Puerto Rico, and Tribal communities nationwide and serves communities in Nicaragua, Nepal, and Mexico. For more information, visit www.gridalternatives.org.
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