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.
Victoria Pacheco, GRID IE’s Community Development Officer is leading a new initiative to connect seniors with information about GRID’s solar programs and related community resources designed to reduce energy costs and support long-term housing stability.
On October 9, 2025, Wells Fargo and GRID Alternatives Inland Empire partnered for a Corporate Team-Building Volunteer Workday where Wells Fargo employees helped install a solar energy system for the Navarrete family in Riverside, California.
Jaime Alonso, GRID IE’s Executive Director and a California Climate Leaders Fellow with the Center for Community Investment (CCI), leads our practical, systems-focused work that is reshaping how clean energy reaches households in the Inland Empire.
"It’s exciting to help train the IBT 200 cohorts this year. I have the chance to be the trainer that trained me,” shared Marco M. in the 8-month mark of the SolarCorps Construction Fellowship.
On September 9, 2025, family, friends, employers, and community partners filled GRID Alternatives Inland Empire’s Clean Tech Training Center (CTTC) for a milestone that felt both personal and regional.
GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) is proud to announce that its IBT 200 Solar Installation Basics Training program at the Clean Tech Training Center (CTTC) has officially earned Training Provider Accreditation from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).
GRID IE is proud to share exciting news: we have been awarded more than $765,000 through Thrive Inland SoCal’s Catalyst Funding to expand clean energy job training and solar readiness in our region.
Through the SolarCorps Fellowship program, GRID IE provides a full-time, 11-month real-world experience to community members interested in pursuing a career in the climate action movement.
