Policy

10/29/2018 - GRID Alternatives wins U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office Award to Pilot New Financing Platform for Low-Income Solar Adoption

GRID Alternatives announces that it was selected to receive a $999,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to develop, in partnership with Distributed Resource Ventures (DRV), a financing and project development platform that will expand solar access to low-to-moderate income (LMI) households.

Pushing for Good Solar Policy in the Mid-Atlantic

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic is engaged in solar policy advocacy in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and elsewhere along the East Coast to promote a clean energy transition that includes everyone.

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California low-income solar policy in action

While hundreds of world leaders descended on San Francisco, GRID showcased California low-income solar policy in action with State Senator Kevin de León and other leaders in San Francisco’s Bayview community.

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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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6/29/2018 - GRID Alternatives Celebrates Solar for 10,000 Low-Income California Families

Community and state government leaders gathered today at the home of Rancho Cordova resident Brita West to celebrate an important milestone for nonprofit GRID Alternatives and the state’s clean energy efforts: 10,000 low-income California families served with solar.

6/21/2018 - California Takes Steps to Expand Solar Opportunities For Low-Income and Environmental Justice Communities

Solar industry, renewable energy and environmental justice organizations and advocates applauded a decision today by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that will increase opportunities for low-income households to go solar, lower their utility bills, and participate in the state’s growing clean energy economy.

5/30/2018 - GRID Alternatives and Vote Solar Release 2018 Low-Income Solar Policy Guide

GRID Alternatives and Vote Solar today announced the release of their updated Low-Income Solar Policy Guide. First published in 2016, the guide is an online resource to help policymakers, utilities, and community leaders draw from proven strategies for expanding solar access that are being used in states and cities across the country.

Figuroa family (parents and four kids) with their new electric vehicle

State investments in solar power and electric vehicles bring relief to family

Senator Kevin de León celebrates pairing of two state programs that are easing the energy burden for low-income households and providing local job training.

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Reaffirming our commitment in the face of new solar tariffs

The Trump Administration’s decision to impose tariffs on solar panels is a setback for clean energy and jobs in frontline communities.

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Vote Solar - Save Solar Jobs

The American solar industry employs 260,000 people across all 50 states, and creates a new job every 10 minutes.