![\"\"](\"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CO_Alfredo_2.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\u201cMy name is Alfredo. The reason why I got into the solar class is because I think eventually everybody is going to want solar panels on their roof. They\u2019ll be able to save money using the sun with solar panels.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2014, Alfredo was in a car accident that left him in a coma for three weeks. \u201cThe doctors told me I wasn\u2019t supposed to survive and I was a miracle. And I got a second chance at life.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the past two years, Alfredo has been working with counselors at the Opportunity Center to find a lasting job that can help his family thrive. He found out about the Solar Training Academy through our partners at Denver Housing Authority (DHA), specifically counselors from the DHA North Lincoln Opportunity Center. With his extensive experience in construction, Alfredo was immediately interested in the solar installation training program and the opportunity to be selected for ongoing, paid training with GRID. \u201cAll my life I\u2019ve done construction – I have a hundred years of experience in roofing,\u201d he laughed. But he\u2019s most excited about solar. He graduated the two-week Solar Training Academy course and was selected for one of GRID\u2019s three paid Construction Internship positions.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were a lot of great candidates this round,\u201d said Workforce Development Manager Allison Moe. \u201cIt was difficult to choose. But Alfredo stood out.\u201d <\/p>\n
As a single dad, balancing work and childcare can be a challenge. \u201cI have two daughters and I\u2019ve always worked,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to make a lot of money and use it for my daughters college.\u201d He sees solar as his ticket to a better life. \u201cI want to improve my daughter\u2019s lives and do whatever they need. Thank you guys for this opportunity. I\u2019m going to do my best at this position that you guys offered me.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cMy name is Alfredo. The reason why I got into the solar class is because I think eventually everybody is going to want solar panels on their roof. They\u2019ll be able to save money using the sun with solar panels.\u201d In 2014, Alfredo was in a car accident that left him in a coma for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,79],"tags":[],"audience":[],"content-type":[12],"focus-area":[20,21,72,73],"region":[],"series":[],"content-author":[],"class_list":["post-4174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-clean-energy","category-workforce-education","content-type-news","focus-area-job-training","focus-area-multifamily-solar","focus-area-solar-storage-installations","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":"\n