GRID Alternatives staff spent ten days living in mobile homes at the foot of the Eastern Sierras to bring solar power--and soon jobs--to members of the Bishop Pauite Tribe.
On November 9, 2013, GRID Alternatives Inland Empire will harness the power of the sun in the Place of the Sun, Temecula, CA, for our largest annual solar installation block party and fund and visibility raiser Solarthon 2013.
Of the many volunteers and team leaders that GRID Alternatives trains on a regular basis, this inspirational story comes from a Southern California volunteer, Sinclair Wallace.
GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) is partnering with the Bishop Paiute Tribe for its first-ever Tribal Solar Demonstration Project, bringing clean energy, much needed utility cost savings, and solar job skills to families on the Paiute Reservation located near the City of Bishop.
Bill Shearer and his family didn't think they could have solar, but now they're generating clean energy from the sun and singing the praises of solar power.
A solar electric system at no cost?! Bill Shearer and his family couldnt believe it. But not too long ago, this became reality for them! Through GRID Alternatives, the Shearer family received a 6.9 kW solar system designed to lower their annual electricity bill by about 80% at no cost to them. This translates into about $64,755 saved and 219 tons of CO2 emissions reduced over the life of the system.
On February 27th GRID Alternative Inland Empire installed its 200th solar electric system in Redlands, California, reaching a total 1 MEGAWATT of solar electric power installed throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties!
