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GRID\u0092s Bay Area office honored Veteran\u0092s Day 2012 with a very special solar installation: a team of students from Laney Green Jobs<\/a>, including several veterans, worked all weekend to complete a solar system on the home of a fellow veteran in Richmond\u0092s Iron Triangle. The system is expected to save Mr. Avila, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam and now lives on a fixed income, over $22,500 in energy costs over the lifetime of the system.<\/p>\n

\u0093This has been so great,\u0094 said Mr. Avila, as he watched the crew working. \u0093So many people have helped. And it\u0092s Veteran\u0092s Day \u0096 I love that we\u0092re doing this today.\u0094<\/p>\n

In addition to facilitating needed savings for Mr. Avila, the students will gain hands-on training experience with solar installation, helping prepare them for jobs in the growing green economy. Explained Saul Carangelo, one of the Laney students on the job site, \u0093It\u0092s inspiring to be out in the field, seeing each bit as it actually fits into the whole. You need both the classroom and hands-on experience to really see the full picture.\u0094<\/p>\n

The vets in the program \u0096 an intensive Solar PV course at Laney College \u0096 are supported by a local solar company, Solar City<\/a>, through non-profit Swords to Plowshares<\/a>, which offers comprehensive services and programs to ease veterans\u0092 transition to civilian life. Solar City will help graduating vets find jobs in the industry. David Ho, who served in the Navy\u0092s construction battalion, spoke with passion about his future goals.<\/p>\n

\u0093I enlisted to learn skills and do some good,\u0094 said Ho. \u0093Now I\u0092m doing the same thing through solar \u0096 this technology can really help make the Earth better.\u0094<\/p>\n

For all on site, the spotlight was not just on the veterans, but also on the collaboration of so many partner organizations coming together on the roof. \u0093This installation is a lasting, and active, symbol of the collaborative purpose of all our organizations’ work \u0096 to nourish greater social, economic, and environmental justice for our community,\u0094 shared Katherine Bergman, who leads the Green Technology Education program at Laney College.<\/p>\n

GRID is grateful to have been a part of the lasting impacts of the installation and broader parternships. As Mr. Avila told the assembled student volunteers after the completion of his solar system, \u0093Thank you all. Thank you so much.\u0094<\/p>\n

Check out the photos from the day here<\/a>, and a great piece posted by the Richmond Confidential about the install here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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