Environmental Justice

Looking Back at How it All Began, Five Years Later

On September 19, GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic will celebrate its five-year anniversary at the Solar Soirée Gala. Looking back, we've come a long way.

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The Green New Deal is a chance to make clean energy accessible to all

The Green New Deal calls for “meeting 100% of the power demand in the United States through clean, renewable, and zero-emission energy sources.” Ideally, this would happen before 2035: the year when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we will have lost the chance to meaningfully slow global warming and its effects.

Fast Company - The Green New Deal is a chance to make clean energy accessible to all

This piece is part of a series that looks at how the Green New Deal might transform industries in the U.S. Focusing on the potential for job creation in the clean energy transition, the article features an interview with our Chief Policy and Business Development Officer Stan Greschner, and highlights GRID's workforce development program as an example.

Release - GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic Calls for Solar Job Training and Solar Rebates for Families in Virginia

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic encourages the Virginia General Assembly to pass two important pieces of renewable energy legislation that, if passed, would create local jobs, boost the economy, save families money on electricity costs, reduce pollution, and strengthen Virginia’s leadership role in an equitable transition to clean energy.

Release - GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic Urgently Calls for Maryland House Committee to Pass HB 1158, the Clean Energy Jobs Act

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic is joining the urgent appeal for the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee to move forward with the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB 1158), a 50 percent renewable portfolio standard (RPS) that would reinvigorate the solar industry in Maryland.

Electrifying the oldest day laborer center in the South Bay with solar and storage

Donors, neighborhood folks, and partners shared an inspiring afternoon with staff from the Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California.

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GRID Mid-Atlantic In the News for April!

It turned out to be a huge month for our office, which enjoyed some massive events and some serious attention from the press.

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NBC Universal - Solar for All? Removing Financial Obstacles to Green Energy

NBC Universal tells the story of DC's push for 100 percent renewable energy and how GRID Alternatives has helped in the effort. (This article also ran on NBC affiliate stations in New York, Dallas, San Diego and Boston, among others.)

Solar Industry Magazine - Report Ranks Companies On Reputation In U.S. Renewables Industry

GRID Alternatives ranked No. 21 on the 2019 Renewables Reputation Index, as compiled by Tamarindo Communications. The ranking is a comprehensive overview of companies’ market profile and reputation within the U.S. market.

CO - The Record Network - ComEd loses bid to bar local utilities from selling credits on renewable energy market

On April 3, 2018, the ICC approved the Illinois Power Agency’s long-term renewable resources procurement plan under the 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act. Under that plan, the IPA sought to implement three programs providing money to small, renewable energy generation facilities: the Adjustable Block, Community Renewable Generation and Illinois Solar for All programs.