The GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GLA) office opened in 2007 and serves Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. We find innovative solutions to use renewable energy to drive economic growth and environmental benefits in communities most impacted by underemployment, pollution, and climate change.
The Los Angeles basin suffers broadly from poor air quality. The neighborhoods we serve are in close proximity to freeways, power plants, oil fields, and other environmental sources of pollution. This multiplies the impact of environmentally related health conditions on children and families in these communities. Despite the transition towards solar energy, homeowners who earn below 80% of the area median income account for less than 1% of LA County’s residential solar.
Here in Los Angeles we work with a wide variety of partners to accomplish our unique triple bottom line of people, planet, employment. We partner with local municipalities, corporations and foundations to provide the systems; businesses and community and technical colleges to provide job training; and nonprofit organizations, affordable housing providers, and other community organizations to reach the families we serve.
We do all we can to bridge environmental and economic sustainability, while being a center for diverse communities and sectors to come together and do some good. There's a lot of work to be done and a lot of fun to be had - so join us!
Free solar on neighborhood rooftops
GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles provides and installs no-cost solar systems for homeowners and renters through funding from state programs. With each solar system, we are putting money back into family’s pockets, helping preserve housing affordability and improving environmental outcomes.
We've installed no-cost, state funded solar for 3,592 families.
GRID GLA solar families have saved a total of $63 million.
Apply today to see if you qualify - or call us at 866-921-4696.
Or, earn $200 by referring a friend!
Workforce Development
Hands-on experience is central to our model, and we want to help turn that experience into meaningful employment opportunities for people in communities we serve. Our workforce development programs and initiatives include:
- Installation Training Programs, training programs offering participants hands-on installation training to develop their skills and increase employment opportunities.
- National Women in Solar Program, an effort to build a diverse, equitable and inclusive solar industry by providing pathways to technical careers for women, highlighting the voices of women of color in the industry, and providing national leadership on solar workforce diversity.
- SolarCorps Fellowships, one-year placements at GRID Alternatives that give participants the opportunity to get broad and deep experience in a variety of aspects of the industry.
- Solar Futures, a K-14 education program offering classroom curriculum and hands-on training for youth.
- Troops to Solar, an initiative supported by Wells Fargo to connect veterans to solar industry jobs by providing workforce training to U.S. military veterans and active service members across the country.
