“Starting August 18th, I’ll be a Construction Assistant at GRID,” said Marco M. in the final weeks of his SolarCorps Construction Fellowship in late 2025.
GRID Alternatives Southern California joined the City of Coachella and local residents to celebrate a milestone for clean energy access in the Coachella Valley.
GRID Alternatives Inland Empire proudly celebrated the completion of the final solar installation under the Transformative Climate Communities Riverside grant, also known as the Eastside Climate Collaborative.
GRID Alternatives Inland Empire was recently featured in a Spanish-language news story on Noticias Palm Springs, highlighting our work bringing no-cost, grant-funded solar to residents in the Coachella Valley.
In 2006, GRID’s Outreach Team canvassed in Alonda’s neighborhood, where it was frequented by “other solar companies with similar offers of solar—except in the end you’d have to pay thousands of dollars for the system,” she said. At the time, her household was experiencing tremendous spikes in its energy bill.
One year after being selected as a 2024 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder, GRID Alternatives Inland Empire continues to experience the lasting impact of the program’s investment in leadership development and organizational growth.
A groundbreaking partnership is redefining the future of clean energy and sustainable agriculture in Southern California, with GRID Alternatives Inland Empire providing the solar power and technical expertise at its core.
On October 15, 2025, Bank of America volunteers joined GRID Alternatives Inland Empire at the Perez family home in Ontario, California, for a Corporate Volunteer Workday supporting GRID IE’s no-cost residential solar program.
