Policy

Your guide to GRID at Solar Power International!

Headed to Salt Lake City for Solar Power International? Be sure to stop by one of GRID's panels, posters, and events!

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WAMU - Here Comes The Sun: Local Solar Farms, Legislation and Accessibility

How do state laws affect solar accessibility and affordability in the region? We’ll talk with three experts about solar programs -- including GRID Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Nicole Steele -- for people from low- and middle-income backgrounds. And we’ll discuss the pros and cons of creating large-scale solar projects.

July Mid-Atlantic Policy Roundup

Good morning from the Mid-Atlantic region! This is the second edition of the GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic Policy Roundup, keeping you up-to-date on renewable energy policy in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. This month’s edition includes some ups and some downs in terms of renewable energy policy. We continue, however, to be inspired to search for solutions that make renewable energy available to everyone.

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Choose Energy-RV Microgrid, Advocates Say Safety First

Unseasonable forecasts were expected by Prof. Fred Schwartz and fellow scientists; over thirty years ago, they tried to warn the world about torrential rains, cyclones, record-breaking heat, wildfires, and untimely freezes.

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.

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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Capital Gazette - Maryland's clean energy jobs bill will grow solar careers

In an op-ed for the Capital Gazette, GRID Mid-Atlantic's Chris Sewell writes that in Maryland, policy like the Clean Energy Jobs Act is needed immediately.

NBC4 - Solar for All? Removing Financial Obstacles to Green Energy

Washington D.C. Mayor Bowser joined GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic to celebrate the 100th rooftop solar installation under the Solar Works D.C. initiative, a clean energy and job training program targeting low- and moderate-income residents.