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 SunEdison And Grid Alternatives Announce Major Solar Workforce Initiative

SunEdison, Inc., a leading renewable energy development company, and the SunEdison Foundation, announced a $5 million contribution to their philanthropic partnership with GRID Alternatives, a leading nonprofit solar installer. Together, the organizations are launching a two-year initiative called RISE to connect the industry’s growing demand for skilled workers with communities that need jobs, and to build a more inclusive solar workforce.
 
Building on the successful 2014 SunEdison and GRID Alternatives partnership to bring more women into the solar industry, the RISE initiative will provide underserved communities with solar job training and job placement through GRID Alternatives’ workforce development program. The $5 million contribution is both financial and in the form of solar panels.
 
“This partnership is making solar more accessible for everyone in America. For lower income families, that means lower electricity bills, more money for necessities, and the opportunity to receive valuable job training,” says Ahmad Chatila, SunEdison president and CEO. With this contribution, SunEdison is truly helping the people who need it most.”
 
The RISE initiative will provide hands-on training and real-world solar installation experience to over 4,000 people and connect job trainees with solar companies looking for skilled workers. As part of the initiative, GRID Alternatives will provide 40 individuals with one-year paid fellowships in offices around the country, and SunEdison employees will donate over 2,000 hours installing solar systems for lowincome families.
 
“The solar industry is adding jobs at a rate of more than 20% a year,” says Erica Mackie, GRID Alternatives co-founder and CEO.
 
California Senate Pre sident pro Tempore Kevin de Leon (DLos Angeles) comments, “GRID Alternatives and SunEdison’s partnership is a model for California – their job training program gives women and members of underserved communities the skills they need to secure jobs in the solar industry.”
 
“With the explosive growth in demand for solar in New York we’ll need these people,” states Marcos Crespo, NY State Assembly member. New York’s supportive policy environment for solar development and job creation is starting to pay dividends, with the Empire State now ranked 4th nationally in solar jobs.
 
Individuals interested in getting more information on the initiative are invited to visit gridalternatives.org/rise.
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