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The steep, 36\u00b0 pitched roof loomed overhead, but would prove no match for the eager volunteers waiting to ascend. Three teams of SunPower volunteers gathered below, strapping on harnesses and passing around hard hats, excited to begin the day\u2019s work installing solar with GRID.<\/p>\n

The 23 SunPower employee volunteers were on site to help bring solar to Marcus Garvey Commons–a 22-unit multifamily development in West Oakland. The development provides low-income families with below-market rate affordable housing in a city where such accommodations can be hard to come by.<\/p>\n

Participants were excited to make an impact for the families of Marcus Garvey Commons, while simultaneously bonding with co-workers and getting hands-on with a technology they work closely with every day, but that few had ever actually installed. They worked side-by-side with GRID staff throughout the day to install solar on three units of the multifamily development, learning everything from electrical wiring to placing panels to connecting the microinverters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI work in business development at SunPower, so this is the first time I\u2019ve ever actually touched the technology,\u201d said Arthur Kegels, a first-time GRID volunteer. \u201cIt\u2019s actually quite mind-boggling how the smallest things come together to make the system work. It\u2019s fascinating!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

Once interconnected, the 31-kilowatt system will generate nearly $300,000 in savings over its lifetime, helping to offset electricity costs for the development\u2019s common spaces, and benefitting the residents via virtual net metering.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for the awesome install yesterday,\u201d wrote Cecilio Aponte of SunPower, in an email after the installation. \u201cI left having a huge appreciation for solar roof work, a few new skills and some new connections to my co-workers! A good day in my book.\u201d<\/p>\n

See more photos from the installation here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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SunPower has been a GRID Alternatives supporter since 2006, and a major equipment partner since 2012. SunPower employees have volunteered over 3,800 hours of their time to install solar with GRID for low-income families.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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