Events

Inspiring Solar Futures with SunPower

SunPower Solar Science Academy inspiring the next generation of solar leaders.

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Solar Career Fair a Huge Success

This past August 16th, GRID Inland Empire held another Solar Career Fair in partnership with job training partners: Center for Employment Training – Colton and the Solar Training Network.

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3rd Annual GRID IE Summer Celebration

The summer is winding down but things are still heating up in the Inland Empire.

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GRID Celebrates 10,000th Install

We recently reached a huge milestone by installing our 10,000th solar electric system in Rancho Cordova! To celebrate this huge accomplishment, supporters, dignitaries such as Mayor Linda Burge, other solar industry professionals, and media outlets joined our team along with GRID CEO Erica Mackie for a gathering at recipient Brita West's home. Over the course of setting up this installation we encountered a few barriers, but with the help of Rebuilding Together to assist Brita with a new roof, we were finally able to move forward.

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Job training workshops are underway in Illinois

In mid-June, 10 trainees climbed onto a roof to install solar for the first time. It marked a special day for GRID in Illinois: the culmination of an eight-week training, combining Lutheran Services of Southern Illinois’ (LSSI) Employment Skills School and a GRID Alternatives solar installation bootcamp, aimed at helping individuals who were formerly incarcerated start careers in the renewable energy field.

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A Greener Path to Earth Day

Once a year GRID Alternatives celebrates Earth Day through our activities and projects that help people make greener energy choices. As the nation’s largest nonprofit solar installer, GRID is uniquely positioned to make a positive impact in communities plagued with poor air quality.

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10,000 reasons to celebrate!

Since we started GRID in 2004, the urgency for equitable solutions to climate change has only grown. As it gets hotter, seniors are choosing between turning on the air conditioning and buying their medicine. Meanwhile, folks need good jobs that pay a living wage and don’t make them sick.

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Solar Soiree

The Solar Soiree is GRID Alternatives' annual fundraising event. Supporters come together to enjoy dynamic performance, live music, art, auction items, beer & wine tasting, local fare, and speakers on GRID's impact on the iives of homeowners, volunteers, trainees, educators, donors, local government and more in the North State to celebrate the unique contributions of our triple bottom line work for people, planet, and employment.

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NAACP's Solar Equity Initiative launched with GRID install for Jenesse Center

As NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson has insisted, "Underserved communities cannot be left behind in a clean energy transition."

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Honoring MLK's legacy with launch of NAACP's Solar Equity Initiative

We honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a special project in partnership with the NAACP, installing solar on a transitional housing facility in Los Angeles for domestic violence survivors.

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