Policy

GRID and Bill Clinton Stand With Solar for Tribal Communities

This week in Denver, Stan Greschner, GRID's VP of Market Development, had the honor of sharing the stage with former President Bill Clinton and Navajo leader Jonathan Yazzie at a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).

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California's Cap & Trade investments hitting GRID rooftops

Legislators, administration officials and community groups gathered at a live GRID solar installation in Sacramento to highlight the state’s partnership with GRID to expand clean energy access to disadvantaged communities. Using proceeds from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)--a fund created through California's cap and trade program--we will install rooftop solar for more than 1,600 families through 2016.

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Board Member Awarded Top "40 Under 40"

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic's Board of Directors Treasurer, George Ashton, was awarded a top business leader in Washington Business Journal’s “Top 40 under 40” Awards. Ashton co-founded Sol Systems, a solar energy finance and investment firm, which helps finance solar energy projects.

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New Solar Initiative Announced

Thanks to a new program offered by the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) and DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), we can ramp up our work in DC at full speed! The new program called “Solar Advantage Plus”, will provide $1.4 million in solar rebates for single-family, low-income homeowners in the District.

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SolarEnergy.net - How Erica Mackie leads GRID Alternatives' push for low-income solar

For some of the country’s most financially vulnerable families, a high utility bill can mean choosing between such things as putting food on the table, or paying to keep the lights on and enough heat flowing to endure cold winter months.

Capital Public Radio - Rooftop Solar Installed in Low Income Neighborhood

GRID Alternatives launches in the Sacramento region with an installation for Penelope Amadali.

Breaking Energy - The Great Social Solar Divide

From a rooftop in sunny California, a Breaking Energy writer learns about the need for a national solar policy targeting low-income families.

GRID at Americas Latino Eco-Festival

Last week at the Americas Latino Eco-Festival (ALEF), GRID Colorado had the privilege of joining the Sierra Club and a distinguished group of speakers for a panel on Race and Renewable Energy.

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GRID Mid-Atlantic is on the map!

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic landed on the map “not with a whisper, but with a bang, a big bang,” as District of Columbia Housing Authority Director Adrianne Todman put it. Around 300 people came out to help us install 19 kW of clean, renewable solar power for ten deserving families, and spread the word that solar can and should benefit everyone.

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GRID in DC: Spotlight on solar policy for low-income families

We're launching our Solar Affordable Housing Program in the Mid-Atlantic region! The EPA's Gina McCarthy, HUD’s Julian Castro, & White House officials came out to celebrate with us and shine a spotlight on access to solar power for low-income families.

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