Grid Alternatives Solarcorps

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.

Grid alternatives solarcorps.

Morgan thomas is a north valley solarcorps construction fellow. 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. Grid alternatives is a national leader in making clean affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low income communities and communities of color. 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. 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. Members have given a year of service to help build grid from the ground up. 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.

From writing grant proposals to learning to install solar to recruiting volunteers to putting together donated office. The solarcorps fellowship program exemplifies grid alternatives commitment to equity and expanding access to solar energy and career and leadership opportunities. The solarcorps fellowship is an opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic people to join grid alternatives for a one year paid term of service to their community. We hired our first vista to be part of what was then just a five person team.

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