“Riverside and California are getting expensive to live in. I want to make sure my mom is taken care of, and lowering the cost of our electricity bills makes that easier.” –Eddy Newton, the 34th Eastside homeowner to receive no-cost solar through GRID IE

“GRID IE is doing more work in Mecca and North Shore, and Diana Centeno is the first of three interns to be funded by the TCC Riverside County Development Grant that we’ve been awarded,” shared Sandra Romero, the Workforce and Training Manager, whose team helped recruit Diana for her Community Engagement internship that started in April 2025.

On April 17, a team of Arvato employees stepped away from their usual work in supply chain management and e-commerce solutions to spend a day in hard hats and tool belts, helping the Espadas family of Ontario, California, gain access to clean, renewable energy.

In June 2025, ten trainees completed their full-time, 5-week IBT 200 course, which covers the complete installation of photovoltaic solar systems in the classroom with GRID IE’s experienced trainers, and on the roof with GRID IE's professional Construction Team.

On April 19, 2025, Edison International​​​​​​​ partnered with GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) for a meaningful and energizing Team-Building Sponsored Volunteer Workday in Rialto, California.

In March 2024, Solar Futures students from Sherman Indian High School (SIHS) and GRID IE teamed up in Eastside, Riverside, to install solar for the Newton family household located in Eastside’s Santiago Estates manufactured home community, just a block away from GRID IE’s office. 

GRID IE welcomed a group of bright, driven I-REN Energy Fellows for a tour of the Clean Tech Training Center in Riverside.

In celebration of Earth Day 2025, Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson of the City of Riverside issued a formal proclamation reaffirming the city’s commitment to environmental sustainability and community resilience. The Mayor’s proclamation praised GRID IE’s contributions to environmental equity and workforce development:

GRID IE’s Workforce Coordinator, Paola Ramos, caught up with Mark to see where life had taken him after his internship. His response was inspiring: “I’m living in my successes.”

“I choose to work at GRID IE because of all the resources they provide for the Inland Empire. This is important to me because I was born and raised here,”