Equity & Community Why I love volunteering abroad
Colleen Smith has been on five volunteer trips to install solar in Nicaragua, and can't wait to return. Read her guest blog about her...
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Cal Poly Installs in King City
On the weekend of January 24th and 25th, two groups from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo came out to install solar with us on two homes in King...
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Climate & Environment
2014 was a BIG year for GRID Alternatives Central Coast!
We are humbled by the generosity of our many volunteers, supporters and contributors - together we achieved a huge milestone: our 500th...
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Organizational Stories
Cal Poly Installs in King City
On the weekend of January 24th and 25th, two groups from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo came out to install solar with us on two homes in King...
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Climate & Environment GRID Culture Right at Home in Nicaragua
In Nicaragua last year, I joined a team of strangers as we traveled to the small Central American country to install solar for a rural...
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Solar & Clean Energy GRID Central Valley Eclipses 800 Installs
What a way to start the year! On January 10, 2015, GRID Alternatives completed its 801st installation in the City of Porterville. GRID...
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Equity & Community
Huey Jones
“The only thing I pay for is gas,” says Huey Jones, “so I just enjoy myself.” Huey, elderly homeowner and longtime resident of Richmond,...
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Equity & Community Nelson Valle
Nelson Valle was shocked to hear that he would be getting solar on his farm in rural northern Nicaragua. “The idea came from the people,”...
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Equity & Community Jesus Tirado
The Tirados, originally from Mexico, have lived in the U.S. for about twenty years and owned their own home in Richmond, CA for six. Jesus...
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Equity & Community Robert and Murina Pepetone
"For our family, and for everybody else, it’s the most sensible solution,” says Robert Pepetone, a homeowner of the Bear River Band of the...
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Equity & Community Marguerite Crowell
Medical bills, a daughter and grandson to support, and the ever-rising cost of living was making it difficult for Marguerite Crowell to...
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Organizational Stories Larry Hoang, Lifestyle Solar
Larry Hoang emigrated from Vietnam to the US with his family in 1980. After working at a furniture store in San Jose, Larry discovered that...
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