Grid Alternatives Solarcorps

For a few months he worked in the field of digital design but searching for more meaningful gainful employment led him to grid alternatives.

Grid alternatives solarcorps.

Members have given a year of service to help build grid from the ground up. 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. Since 2006 grid alternatives has been fortunate to have the support of americorps vista volunteers. 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.

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. The corporation for national and community service has provided partial funding for the program through americorps and americorps. Grid alternatives is a national leader in making clean affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low income communities and communities of color. 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.

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. The solarcorps fellowship program exemplifies grid alternatives commitment to equity and expanding access to solar energy and career and leadership opportunities. We hired our first vista to be part of what was then just a five person team. Morgan thomas is a north valley solarcorps construction fellow.

From writing grant proposals to learning to install solar to recruiting volunteers to putting together donated office. 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. Before working at grid alternatives morgan moved to chico from the great white north of mount shasta ca.