{"id":6735,"date":"2019-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/great-day-clean-energy-access\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:57:35","slug":"great-day-clean-energy-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/great-day-clean-energy-access\/","title":{"rendered":"A Great Day for Clean Energy Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt feels so good to see you guys working on my roof!\u201d said Ravi, a long-time resident of East Palo Alto. Work for Ravi\u2019s solar install kicked off on a crisp and sunny January morning, as a crew began to assemble in the front yard of his modest and well-cared for single-story home. The group, made up of volunteers from <a href=\"https:\/\/elementalexcelerator.com\/\">Elemental Excelerator<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sighten.io\/\">Sighten<\/a>, and the GRID Bay Area team, was there to install 2.9 kilowatts DC of no-cost solar power for a local low-income family all while celebrating the partnership that was making this solar system possible. And there was a lot to celebrate: it was the first East Palo Alto solar installation powered by Elemental Excelerator\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/elementalexcelerator.com\/latest\/articles\/how-our-just-innovation-prize-winners-are-accelerating-access-in-california\/\">Just Innovation Prize<\/a>, bringing together cleantech startups like Sighten to partner for community impact with organizations like GRID and the crew couldn\u2019t have been more excited.<\/p>\n<p>The Just Innovation Prize has a big impact: Elemental Excelerator is providing funding that will allow 10 no-cost solar installations for income-qualified families to be installed by GRID and designed with Sighten\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sighten.io\/solar-installer-software\">solar software<\/a> platform, moving forward GRID projects that would not otherwise have been able to be installed due to funding shortages. The Just Innovation Prize also served a unique opportunity for GRID to pilot Sighten\u2019s innovative and streamlined solar design tool for GRID installation projects. <\/p>\n<p>Over the ten projects, we expect the following positive impacts for families, communities, workforce, and the environment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 households receive no-cost solar energy<\/li>\n<li>25 kilowatts of solar energy deployed<\/li>\n<li>$250,000 in total energy cost savings generated<\/li>\n<li>520 tons of harmful greenhouse gas emissions prevented<\/li>\n<li>480 hours of hands-on training and community volunteerism for installation participants<\/li>\n<li>5 classroom-style trainings for job seekers on solar design using Sighten\u2019s software<\/li>\n<li>75 trainees instructed using Sighten\u2019s software, providing exposure for emerging technology in the industry and brand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No wonder spirits on the jobsite were soaring &#8211; together, the crew wasn\u2019t just building one solar system, but creating clean energy and technology access for low-income families and partnerships to last a lifetime!<\/p>\n<p>As the installation work continued in East Palo Alto, the team was watched with wide eyes and huge smiles from the window and doorway by Nicholas, the families\u2019 2 year old grandson, along with Ravi and Prem, the homeowners, who also cooked a delicious traditional Indian meal for lunch. They were all-in on the excitement and on going solar. Ravi was beaming. \u201cIt is so nice of them to be out here and to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to Elemental Excelerator and Sighten and to everyone who made this partnership and installation possible &#8211; together, we are making a brighter future!<\/p>\n<p>Want more? Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gridalternatives\/sets\/72157704833246051\/\">great photos on Flickr<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>Our friends at Elemental Excelerator are currently looking for diverse teams with world-changing solutions in energy, mobility, agriculture, water, circular economy, and beyond. The first round application takes only 5 minutes \u2014 apply by April 12! 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