Grid Alternatives Solarcorps

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.

Grid alternatives solarcorps.

Morgan thomas is a north valley solarcorps construction fellow. 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. Before working at grid alternatives morgan moved to chico from the great white north of mount shasta ca. The corporation for national and community service has provided partial funding for the program through americorps and americorps.

We hired our first vista to be part of what was then just a five person team. 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. 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. Be part of a unique innovative and fun organization that is re energizing communities one rooftop at a time.

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. 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. Grid alternatives is a national leader in making clean affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low income communities and communities of color. The solarcorps fellowship program exemplifies grid alternatives commitment to equity and expanding access to solar energy and career and leadership opportunities.

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. 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.