{"id":4160,"date":"2018-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/rialto-grandmother-goes-solar\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:04:38","slug":"rialto-grandmother-goes-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/rialto-grandmother-goes-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Rialto Grandmother Goes Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Homeowner Pamela Whyte is the sole breadwinner of her household with two adult children and one grandchild. She has been a community organizer for over 30 years in the City of Rialto and recently received a 13 panel 3.7 kW solar electric system. She said her household bills on average exceeded $300 and she is elated at the reduction she will soon enjoy on her electric bills thanks to GRID. \u201cI am on a fixed income so utilizing power while saving money is a great advantage to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI am always looking for ways to save.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>City of Rialto Mayor Deborah Robertson paid a visit to the Whyte solar installation and expressed her appreciation to GRID staff and volunteers for their continued hard work and the economic impact that GRID continues to have in her city. \u201cGRID has really made a difference in our community, particularly with our senior citizens,\u201d said Mayor Deborah Robertson. \u201cIf you are a homeowner trying to make ends meet, you should call GRID and see if you qualify for their no-cost program.\u201d Since 2011, GRID has installed 65 no cost solar systems for income-qualified families in Rialto.<\/p>\n<p>Whyte is actively involved in many capacities including the Perris Chamber of Commerce, PTA and various local neighborhood organizations and is excited to share the news. \u201cMy experience with GRID has been great and I will definitely be telling my family and friends,\u201d said Whyte. Homeowners can earn a $200 bonus through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gridsolar.org\/referral\/\">GRID\u2019s Referral Reward Program<\/a> for those qualified recipients they refer that get solar through GRID.<\/p>\n<p>Funding sources for Ms. Whyte\u2019s system include the <a href=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/what-we-do\/solar-programs\/single-family-solar\/sash\">Single-family Affordable Solar Homes Program (SASH)<\/a>, state and corporate grants, as well as individual donors throughout the Inland Empire region. Additional funding sources promote GRID\u2019s job training initiatives that offer <a href=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/get-training\">free training<\/a> and in some cases paid internships. For more information about GRID\u2019s solar programs, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gosolar.org\/\">www.gridsolar.org <\/a>or call 951.465.2864.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeowner Pamela Whyte is the sole breadwinner of her household with two adult children and one grandchild.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,81,79],"tags":[],"audience":[],"content-type":[12],"focus-area":[29,20,72,27,73],"region":[],"series":[],"content-author":[],"class_list":["post-4160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-equity-community","category-organizational-stories","category-workforce-education","content-type-news","focus-area-clients","focus-area-job-training","focus-area-solar-storage-installations","focus-area-volunteers","focus-area-workforce-development"],"acf":{"hero_media_type":"image","hero_media_image":null,"hero_media_url":"","hero_media_poster":null,"hero_video_play":"inline","related_stories":null,"pattern_override":null,"story_callouts":null,"media":null,"featured_blog_post":null,"featured_event":null,"pdf_download":null,"blockquote":null,"author":null,"notice":null,"social_embed":null,"contact_card":null,"meta_details":null,"faq":null,"table":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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