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I didn&#8217;\u0092t get to help build my house, but I can help with this.\u0094&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/regions\/new-york-tri-state\/news\/sandy-solar-bright-family-0\">Blog Link<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One sunny Monday afternoon, a team of volunteers came out to help install the first-ever GRID solar system of the Eastern seaboard on the Bright family&#8217;s new home. About a year earlier, Hurricane Sandy sent a tree crashing through the roof of their previous rented home. 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