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\u201cThere are a lot of things I want to do with the time I have left,\u201d says 64 year old Barbara Day. Ms. Day is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments and has been unable to work as she focuses on her health and recovery. She is standing outside her home on a warm May afternoon as NRG Energy<\/a> volunteers put the finishing touches to her new solar system.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time NRG Energy volunteers have worked with GRID Alternatives San Diego to help install solar on the roofs of low income families, in fact some of the volunteers on Barbara Day\u2019s install are veterans in the field. Maryann Hambly was glad to be back on the roof again. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see the entire process this time,\u201d Ms. Hambly said. \u201cThe last install was so big that we were only able to be there for part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rapport between homeowner and volunteers was immediate. GRID worksites are always exciting places to be, but this install felt especially fun and friendly. Ms. Day\u2019s thoughtful nature seemed to extend to everyone, as we chat she is busily figuring out lunch plans for the volunteers — \u201cAre any of you vegetarian?\u201d she asks the crew. \u201cI want to be mindful of that and honor it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Before falling ill, Ms. Day sat on a number of active neighborhood committees, she was a driving force behind the Diamond Community Investors<\/a>, serving alongside GRID Alternatives Outreach Coordinator, Eddie Price. \u201cI\u2019ve known Eddie for years, long before he worked at GRID,\u201d says Ms. Day. \u201cHe has been telling me I should go solar for a while now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NRG<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t Eddie who persuaded Ms. Day to finally take the plunge — but in fact a random solar canvasser who happened to be working her neighborhood one day. \u201cHe asked me if I wanted to go solar with his company and I said \u2018No\u2019,\u201d says Ms. Day. Her thoughts turned to Eddie and GRID Alternatives, \u201cI already know a guy who can help me with that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The solar canvasser wasn\u2019t sure how to react. \u201cWe can probably get you a better deal,\u201d he ventured. \u201cI know you can\u2019t!\u201d said Ms. Day.<\/p>\n

After some quick research, Ms. Day found that the GRID Alternatives office was only a mile away from her house, \u201cI got in my car and decided to pay a visit,\u201d she says. Eddie, who usually works out in the field happened to be in the office that day. \u201cHe was amazed I\u2019d caught him there!\u201d says Ms. Day; they set up an appointment to check out her roof and see if she qualified. She did!<\/p>\n

The panels that the NRG volunteers are carefully passing up onto the roof are expected to save Ms. Day at least $370 a year on her bills. \u201cEvery little helps\u201d Ms. Day says; she wants to make the best of her life as it is now. \u201cNone of us really know when we\u2019re going to go,\u201d says Ms. Day. \u201cI want to travel, me and my sisters and my Father already have a trip to Mexico planned. Then, who knows!\u201d<\/p>\n

See more photos from this installation.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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