Solar Affordable Housing Program

GRID’s Core Approach

PEOPLE

Everyone has a right to clean air

Everyone should have access to clean, renewable energy

PLANET

Respect for our Earth

Gift of the Sun

EMPLOYMENT

Economic & environmental sustainability can go together

One chance, one job, can change lives

Families helped through solar: 5,000

Value of power generated over the systems’ lifetimes for low-income families: $124M

Tons of greenhouse gas emissions prevented over the systems’ lifetimes: > 386,000

Volunteers trained: > 19,000 individuals

Job trainees trained > 3400 individuals from > 100 job training organizations

Paid employment opportunities on GRID's sub-contracted projects >1700 paid workdays for eligible job trainees since 2010

Growing Impact

Significant economic benefits for residents in electric savings over time

Environmental benefits from a clean, renewable energy source

Green jobs training and potential paid employment opportunities for tribal members in the growing field of solar installation

Why Solar for Tribes

Impacts to-date

$8.5 millionLong-term savings for families

1 MegawattClean, renewable solar power

177 volunteersTrained in solar installation on Tribal projects

Tribal Partners

Big Valley Band of Pomo IndiansBishop Paiute TribeCahto TribeChemehuevi TribeCoyote Valley Band of Pomo IndiansHopland Band of Pomo IndiansLa Jolla Band of Luiseno IndiansLos Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno IndiansManchester Band of Pomo IndiansMesa Grande Band of Mission IndiansPinoleville Pomo NationRedwood Valley Band of Pomo IndiansRobinson Rancheria of Pomo IndiansRound Valley TribeSan Pasqual Band of IndiansScotts Valley Band of Pomo IndiansUpper Lake Band of Pomo IndiansYurok Tribe

Installation with members of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe

The Great Plains

Montana

Pine Ridge

Rosebud

Southwest

Navajo

Hopi

Ute Mountain Ute

Northern Pueblo Housing Authority

Collaborating with Other Tribal Communities

Joke Time

Partnering with GRID

GRID can contribute:

•Solar Expertise

•Community Education

•Hands-on training in the growing field of solar

• Volunteer orientations

• Installations

• Team Leader opportunities

•Equipment partnerships

• Fundraising capacity

Partnering with GRID

Our partners can contribute:•Knowledge

• Local interest in renewable energy projects

• Opportunities for positive impact

• Ways to engage community

•Identification of Funding Sources

• Federal, state, private

•Collaboration with GRID on funding requests

• Housing authority or other tribal entities

Workforce Development

• Partnerships with Tribal and community colleges and vocational programs

• Hands-on training to supplement solar and construction ed curriculum

• Fully customizable training to meet program needs

• Service to the Tribe through installations

Thank You!

Thank you & please contact us

Tim Willink Director of Tribal Programs303-968-1633twillink@gridalternatives.org

www.gridalternatives.org