GRID Alternatives’ South LA Solar Clinic Powers Up: 140 homes to receive free solar panels and home energy upgrades
GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GRID GLA), in partnership with Los Angeles City Council District 9, invites South LA residents to an upcoming community event focused on expanding access to clean energy resources.
Harnessing the sun cost you nothing! Through GRID Alternatives GLA’s SMART South LA Program, a limited number of income-qualified homeowners can receive free solar, electric panel upgrades and cool roof installations. GRID GLA is also offering its industry-recognized, paid solar job training for up to 75 community members.
Public Info Session:
1st South LA Solar Clinic
Saturday, June 14, 1 – 3pm
Central Avenue Constituent Service Center
4301 South Central Ave
Registration Link: SouthLASolar.eventbrite.com
More information: 866-921-4696
A free info session held in English and Spanish, hosted by GRID GLA and Councilmember District 9 Curren D. Price, Jr., at the Central Avenue Constituent Service Center to present the community with facts about state funded solar panels and home energy upgrades, free to residents. Participants can meet with GRID GLA staff, ask questions one on one, begin their application process, and schedule their first site visit.
Additional benefits for attendees include:
- Free fruit trees from partnering organization TreePeople.
- Free air purifiers to the first 35 attendees from partnering organization T.R.U.S.T. South LA.
- Brunch provided!
“We’re excited to bring our full range of programs to South LA, helping homeowners save money while powering their communities with clean, renewable energy.” – Lidia Castelo, Outreach Manager, GRID GLA
Qualification Information
To qualify for solar panels, applicants must live in the project area
To qualify for solar panels, applicants must meet income requirements
Partnering Organizations
- Community Partners
- South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z),
- City of Los Angeles (LADOT, LADWP, Streets LA, and Recreation and Parks),
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro),
- Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC)
- CicLAvia,
- Climate Resolve,
- Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD),
- GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GRID GLA),
- Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI),
- LA Neighborhood Land Trust,
- Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE),
- Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE),
- TreePeople,
- T.R.U.S.T. South LA
- Zapata King
Bilingual Flyer Download
GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles, Inc. (GRID GLA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization established in 2007 and serving Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties. Our innovative approach combines learning with industry – our solar installation trainees receive a no-cost education while installing solar electric systems for families in underserved communities who are receiving no-cost cool roofs, solar systems, and battery storage.
About the organizations
About GRID Alternatives
GRID Alternatives is an international, U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that builds community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy. GRID works in the U.S., Mexico, Nepal, and Nicaragua and has installed solar photovoltaic systems on more than 29,500 homes and affordable housing developments in underserved communities while providing more than 33,200 individuals with workforce development training. GRID also provides clean mobility solutions and battery storage and is a leading voice in low-income solar policy development in the U.S. Installation Basics Training (IBT), a competency-based certificate program designed to develop the skills most relevant to entry-level solar installation jobs and related construction employment fields. Trainees learn solar installation skills, OSHA 10 safety standards, first aid and CPR, and soft skills, including interpersonal communication and dependability, to help job trainees obtain and sustain employment.
