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Lower energy and transportation costs mean households can keep more income for food, housing, health care, savings, and other needs. Solar and battery storage can provide greater resilience during outages and extreme weather.
38,161
households served
25,515
systems installed
$891M+
lifetime energy savings
70+
tribal communities served
Bay Area
After her husband passed away, Kathy Bigler took on her Sacramento home’s upkeep alone and made solar a priority. Through a partnership with SMUD, she received one of GRID’s first solar + battery systems, projected to save her over $24,000 over its lifetime.
2.4M+
tons of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
467K+
gas cars taken off the road for a year
3,426,560,298.91
kW installed
1,170+
single-family EV chargers installed
Commercial Solar
GRID installed a 29.9 kW solar system on the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, projected to meet 85% of its energy needs. The savings let the nonprofit reinvest in educational programs for the 100,000 visitors it welcomes each year.
GRID’s workforce programs combine classroom learning with hands-on fieldwork. Participants build skills for careers across the clean energy field, along with pathways to family-sustaining wages and long-term opportunity.
35K+
people trained
85%
of trainees finish their program
50%
job placement rate within six months
323+
job training partners
San Diego
Wisam arrived in San Diego as a child refugee from Iraq, then found a path into solar through GRID’s Installation Basics Training. Now a SolarCorps Fellow with GRID SoCal, he’s building the confidence and skills for a lasting career in clean energy.
25,515
systems installed
38,161
households served
$891M+
lifetime energy savings
35K+
people trained
2.4M+
tons of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
467K+
gas cars taken off the road for a year
60+ MW
clean power and battery storage installed
70+
tribal communities served
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2025 brought real challenges — policy shifts, funding cuts, the loss of Solar for All. GRID still grew its workforce programs, kept SolarCorps running, installed solar on 800+ homes, and expanded electric vehicle access. See the full year in review.
