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This Veterans Day, GRID Alternatives announced our national Troops to Solar initiative to connect veterans to solar jobs by providing hands-on training to 1000 U.S. military veterans and active service members across the country. The initiative, supported by a 3-year, $750,000 grant from Wells Fargo, builds on the job training work we have have been doing with veterans across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolar is a high-growth career that speaks to so many of the skills our Veterans bring — leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, innovation,\u201d said Anna Bautista, GRID\u2019s Vice President for Construction and Workforce Development. \u201cTogether we can build a stronger clean energy future for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Troops to Solar is part of a larger national effort by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to employ 50,000 veterans in the solar industry by 2020<\/a>. America\u2019s solar industry is a strong employer of veterans and provides economic empowerment through good wages ($20-$24 per hour) in high-growth jobs, many of which do not require advanced degrees.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSolar companies hire veterans because they come trained, ready, and passionate. The solar industry is filled with people who are passionate about the job and who work together to help people, the environment, and national security,\u201d said Nat Kreamer, an Afghan war veteran and Chairman of the Solar Energy Industries Association. \u201cSolar, like the military, is not just about the paycheck; it\u2019s also about working for something larger than oneself. Veterans working in solar get to serve our nation twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the initiative, we will provide solar installation trainings for military and veterans groups, \u201cVets helping Vets\u201d events to provide solar systems for low-income veterans, an online resume bank connecting trainees with industry job openings, and solar job fairs. Troops to Solar also includes a new Native American Veterans Initiative to install solar with veteran job trainees in extremely high-need communities in the Navajo Nation and other tribal reservations.<\/p>\n

With this new grant, Wells Fargo will have invested over $3.8 million since 2007 in GRID Alternatives\u2019 work to install solar systems for low-income families and provide solar industry workforce development in disadvantaged communities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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