The Current

Stories from GRID

Where GRID’s work in clean energy comes to life.

Story listings

  • Man speaking at podium with green energy logo and workers behind him Organizational Stories

    Public Partnerships

    CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Jerry Brown got to see firsthand how GRID Alternatives transforms public funding for renewable energy and workforce...

  • Worker celebrating on residential rooftop with solar panels installed, wearing GRID Alternatives safety gear Organizational Stories

    Individual and Foundation Supporters

    OUR WORK IN TRIBAL communities got a big boost in 2013 and again in 2014 thanks to a major gift through a donor-advised fund of the San...

  • Construction workers in safety gear celebrating together on a rooftop Organizational Stories

    Corporate Partners

    IN 2012, WELLS FARGO made a 5-year, $2 million commitment to support our national expansion. The investment has helped us expand into...

  • Four workers in safety gear installing a solar panel on a residential roof Organizational Stories

    Equipment Partners

    GRID ALTERNATIVES received our largest equipment donation to-date as part of a one-year, $1.2 million sponsorship from SunEdison in 2014....

  • Team of workers in hard hats and GRID branded shirts posing on rooftop with solar panels Workforce & Education

    “Homeboys” Get A Fresh Start

    WHEN DWIGHT DEMAR started volunteering with GRID through its partnership with Homeboy Industries, a non-profit serving formerly...

  • Two workers in hard hats installing electrical wiring on utility equipment outdoors Equity & Community

    Win-Win-Win for Bishop Paiute Tribe

    FOR TEN DAYS in July 2013, GRID staff bunked down in mobile homes on the Bishop Paiute Reservation at the foot of the Eastern Sierra Nevada...

  • Solar installation workers in hard hats with text "19000 volunteers trained Workforce & Education

    Solar power means good local jobs

    THE SOLAR INDUSTRY employs over 150,000 people nationwide. Most of these are good, local jobs that can’t be outsourced. GRID Alternatives...

  • Man speaking at podium with shovel during Broadway Heights Race to Zero event Equity & Community

    Broadway Heights’ Race to Zero

    ROBERT ROBINSON and his wife Barbara were among the first to go solar in their tightly knit neighborhood of Broadway Heights in San Diego....

  • Richmond kids Equity & Community

    Richmond’s Solar Renaissance

    RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA is a city nestled among five oil refineries, eight superfund sites, a web of highways and dozens of chemical factories...

  • Two workers in hard hats installing solar panels on a roof during a rebuilding project Climate & Environment

    Rebuilding Smart From Sandy

    EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT of the 2600 homes in Union Beach, New Jersey were flooded during Superstorm Sandy, and hundreds of them had to be...

  • Workers installing solar panels on rooftop with "14 MW clean power" text overlay Climate & Environment

    Solar power means environmental justice

    LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES bear the brunt of air pollution and the impacts of climate change. We’re making sure that as we move to a clean...

  • Woman holding smiling toddler with "$120 million family savings" text overlay Equity & Community

    Solar means a chance for college

    UTILITY BILLS can be a major financial burden for low-income families. GRID Alternatives has slashed electricity costs by 75-90% for nearly...

Loading results