Impact Spotlight
18,200 job training hours
for over 2,000 people
1460 households and community centers served, saving almost US$42,000,000
192,000,000 kilowatt hours generated, preventing
80,500 tons of greenhouse gases
About
In 2018, wildfires swept across Paradise, CA and surrounding communities, destroying residents’ homes and the livelihoods of countless more. In response, GRID Alternatives North Valley launched a disaster recovery initiative to help low income home-owners rebuild, using their unique volunteer training model to create economic opportunity for underserved communities at the same time.
In January 2020, the State of California began to require solar panels on all new homes as part of its mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While the law marks a victory in the fight against climate change, it also means that homeowners rebuilding have one more potentially expensive cost to consider. GRID Alternatives’ disaster resiliency program bridges this economic divide by offering free solar energy installations to qualifying homeowners.
“I am just so grateful to have the solar panels. The panels made at least a 75% reduction in my energy bills. As a senior on a strict budget, this helped immensely!”
HF Partnership
The Honnold Foundation is proud to partner with GRID Alternatives North Valley in their work increasing disaster resilience in Northern California.
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