{"id":6756,"date":"2019-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/rooftops-rivers-spotlight-solar-superstar-ashley-gremel\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:57:45","slug":"rooftops-rivers-spotlight-solar-superstar-ashley-gremel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/rooftops-rivers-spotlight-solar-superstar-ashley-gremel\/","title":{"rendered":"From Rooftops to Rivers: Spotlight on Solar Superstar Ashley Gremel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to making clean energy future that includes everyone, Ashley Gremel doesn\u2019t just walk the walk &#8212; she picks up a paddle and starts rowing! Earlier this month, Ashley, a long-time GRID volunteer, Team Leader, and <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.gridalternatives.org\/campaign\/become-a-member\/c182656\" title=\"Become a GRID Bay Area member!\" target=\"_blank\">member<\/a>, started a unique fundraiser to support both clean energy and clean water in the Bay Area. The idea? For every $5 donated to GRID, Ashley pledged to hop in her kayak and collect one piece of plastic waste from the Oakland-Alameda estuary.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley\u2019s story with GRID began shortly after college, when she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to work in solar and volunteered with GRID on her days off. The experience of getting up on a roof not only provided her with insights and skills that she could use to advance her career, but also introduced her to inspiring people who shared her values for equitable energy access. 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