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

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  • Organizational Stories

    Green Apple Day of Service 2014

    Three volunteer teams came out for the U.S. Green Building Council's Green Apple Day of Service in El Monte, CA. Check out a short, fun...

  • Adult and child holding a roll of tape outdoors in front of a house with solar panels Trabajo y educación

    EmPOWER Our FUTURE!

    The goal of our GIVE BIG RIVERSIDE campaign is to provide career pathways in solar for 20 at-risk youths. You can make a difference by...

  • Grid Solar team leaders demonstrate safety equipment during outdoor training session Trabajo y educación

    GRID Team Leaders: Where Are They Now?

    Now employed at SolarCity, Frank Ross jet-set his solar career in just a few months through certification as a GRID roof and ground Team...

  • Five construction workers in safety gear smiling on a rooftop with mountains in background Inversión y comunidad

    Heard it Through the GRID-Vine!

    At GRID, customer testimonial is the greatest way we find new clients to serve. One client from 2012 shared her story with other homeowners...

  • Man in hard hat speaking at podium with GRID Alternatives logo during solar event launch Organizational Stories

    Solar Launches into Sacramento

    On Monday, Oct. 13, GRID Alternatives kicked-off our commitment to expand our program serving California's capital region with a ribbon...

  • Pie chart showing budget breakdown: Program 87%, General and Administrative 7%, Fundraising 6% Organizational Stories

    Expenditures: $22M

    NEARLY NINE OF EVERY TEN dollars GRID Alternatives spends goes directly to projects. Our “get-it-done” ethos makes us a slim and efficient...

  • Pie chart showing revenue sources: 84% incentives and fee-for-service partnerships, 6% in-kind donations, 4% corporation grants, 3% foundation grants, 2% government grants, 1% individual grants. Total $23.4M Organizational Stories

    Revenues: $23.4M

    GRID ALTERNATIVES' FUNDRAISING model is to turn over every rock. By tapping State and local rebates and other public funds and partnering...

  • Three construction workers wearing hard hats and safety vests smile at the camera outdoors Organizational Stories

    The Key Word in Team Leader is “Team”

    Clay Chism and Bilal Qassem are from different parts of the world that are no strangers to conflict. But these two sure know that the key...

  • Worker in white hard hat and "Grid Alternatives" shirt installing solar equipment on residential meter box Trabajo y educación

    Women in Solar Initiative

    GRID VOLUNTEER Wendy Campa showed up for her first day on the job at a major solar company in Coachella Valley, CA to discover that she...

  • Man in red shirt and cap with yellow lanyard smiles at camera in indoor setting

    GRID Volunteers Land Solar Jobs!

    GRID volunteers mixed it up with hundreds of solar companies, energy and other professionals at GRID IE's Green Mixer job fair held in...

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