Last month, the D.C. Government launched Solar Works DC, a job-training program for low-income residents. GRID Alternatives will develop the training program and work with program graduates to install solar systems across the District.
DC Mayor will commit to honoring the Paris Climate Accords. This story highlights one of GRID's homeowners, Harold Thomas, his commitment to renewable energy, and his GRID solar system.
For years, solar installers in the Washington metropolitan area have grumbled about a shortage of qualified applicants for entry-level positions. They've also fretted about a lack of low-income customers. Now, a new program could address both of these concerns head-on.
GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic awarded grant to train 75 district residents for solar careers and install solar systems for up to 100 low-income households in year one.
GRID Alternatives works diligently at educating communities that may have never heard of solar power. Adewale OgunBadejo works as the group's workforce development manager and is committed to giving underserved communities a stake in the renewable revolution.
Located in the southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C., Parkchester Apartments was not unlike some other affordable housing developments in the city. NHPF enlisted the expertise of GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic, an affiliate office of a national nonprofit that focused on bringing solar power and energy efficiency to underserved communities.
The NAACP is teaming up with GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic to help install solar panels on a single family home in Baltimore, MD owned by Mr. Wade Watkins. The 3.43 kW rooftop system will provide an estimated savings annually of $689 a year on his energy bills, and will prevent 89 tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the systems' lifetime.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) volunteers joined GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic staff for a 3.4 kW solar installation on Baltimore homeowner Wade Watkins’ home.
The NHP Foundation, the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers, and GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic team up to install solar panels for Washington, D.C. affordable housing residents on Earth Day. The solar will provide the residents with clean, local power and cost savings.
