Grid Alternatives Solarcorps

Before working at grid alternatives morgan moved to chico from the great white north of mount shasta ca.

Grid alternatives solarcorps.

Be part of a unique innovative and fun organization that is re energizing communities one rooftop at a time. Since 2006 grid alternatives has been fortunate to have the support of americorps vista volunteers. Like all of our solarcorps fellowship members his participation in more than a year of full time work here has given him valuable grounding to start a renewable energy career. We hired our first vista to be part of what was then just a five person team.

Members have given a year of service to help build grid from the ground up. Grid alternatives has hosted fellows from eight tribal nations over 70 of solarcorps fellows are people of color and the program doubled the number of women in construction. In honor of their grid iversaries we caught up with a few alumni and asked what graduates of grid s inaugural cohort of 40 solarcorps fellows are celebrating their five year work anniversaries this month. Grid alternatives is a nonprofit organization that brings the benefits of solar technology to communities that would not otherwise have access providing needed savings for families preparing workers for jobs in the fast growing solar industry and helping clean our environment.

The corporation for national and community service has provided partial funding for the program through americorps and americorps. We recently caught up with ryan shelton a member of the 2019 solarcorps class who has been growing his solar installation skills with the greater los angeles since 2018. From writing grant proposals to learning to install solar to recruiting volunteers to putting together donated office. For a few months he worked in the field of digital design but searching for more meaningful gainful employment led him to grid alternatives.

The solarcorps fellowship program exemplifies grid alternatives commitment to equity and expanding access to solar energy and career and leadership opportunities. About the solarcorps programsolarcorps fellows gain valuable experience in the solar and non profit industries to help launch their renewable energy careers while making significant contributions to grid and the low income communities we serve. Fellows gain valuable experience in the solar and non profit industries to help launch their renewable energy careers while making significant contributions to grid and the.