Solar Futures

SunPower…Helping Build Careers In Solar

Students from across the Central Valley region got a crash course in solar energy last month thanks to our longtime partner, SunPower! SunPower Solar Academies were held in the communities of Lemoore, Cutler-Orosi and Bakersfield, giving students the opportunity to learn about the solar industry, explore career options, and develop team projects to present to their peers. GRID Central Valley staff also participated in the events, presenting to students about our Solar Futures program, designed to provide classroom and hands-on solar education to high schools.

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Solar Futures 4th Grade Workshop at Northwood Elementary

Outreach Coordinators Sarah Shuman and Masud Kiburi-Cunningham visited a local 4th grade classroom to do a renewable energy workshop.

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Sacramento High Students Explore Solar with the Solar Futures Summer Internship Program

Ten highly motivated high school students and grads joined GRID Alternatives for a week in June to discover solar up close.

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Forging his solar future

Find out the tools that helped former GRID construction volunteer Rashah Freeman to achieve success in the solar industry.

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Sisters...making twice the difference!

Claire and Glaire Antonio, fraternal twin sisters from Lindsay, California, have spent the last four years honing the skill sets that will prepare them for life beyond graduation, including skills learned through solar!

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Student volunteers toward a sunny future

High school, a time of growing, learning and answering the question “What are you going to do with the rest of your life?” One student in Fresno is already well on his way towards a future career in solar.

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Inspiring Careers in Solar

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic joined Constellation Energy and The National Energy Education (NEED) Project to educate a group of high school students from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School about possible job opportunities in the clean energy field.

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A Pilot Program Flies High in the Central Valley

It was a hot day in Selma, California, but that didn't stop ten high school students from putting their classroom instruction to practical use on a local rooftop.

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Jackie’s Solar Future

As a little girl, Jackie loved working on home improvement projects with her father. She has been interested in construction for as long as she can remember.

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Solar Futures: Lighting the Way

GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic kicked-off our Solar Futures program this month at Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering High School. Solar Futures is a national GRID program working to provide opportunities to K-14 students to learn more about solar power and illuminate career pathways in the booming solar industry.

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