Environmental Justice

Three years later, solar enthusiast shares what going solar with GRID meant for him

Gary, a homeowner and father from the Clayton neighborhood in Denver, has always been fascinated by alternative energy.  “I always admired the technology back in the 80s and 90s,” he says, referring to the time when solar panels were first becoming popular. Gary received his solar array from GRID in 2013, which allowed him to fulfill his longtime wish of going solar.  “I always thought about going solar when I was younger but it never was a reality because of the cost. It has always lingered in the back of my mind.

Workforce Development with GRID Creates A Platform for Social Justice
When Tommy Minor was growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he didn’t hear much about renewable energy. Yet his winding path through various worlds, including community ties in downtown Cleveland, Bowling Green University, psychology studies at Morehouse College, hip hop act tour management, and work with a social justice non-profit led him to land in his current position with GRID Alternatives North Valley as the Workforce Development and Volunteer Coordinator.

Press Release: EPA's McCarthy, HUD's Castro, White House Officials Spotlight Solar Power for Low-Income Families

GRID Alternatives expands national low-income solar energy program to mid-Atlantic region, raises important policy issues on access to solar power and jobs. Today U.S. government agency and White House officials paid a personal visit to the home of Kiona Mack, a single mother in the economically challenged Ivy City neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., joining volunteers, job trainees, and community partners to install solar panels on her home.