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Solar Installation Volunteers & Team Leaders
Reserve your spot on the volunteer installation crew! Help make the benefits of solar power accessible to low-income families while learning new skills and having fun outside. Gain hands-on solar experience and network with others interested in renewable energy, the environment, and our communities. Best of all, there’s no experience, special skills, or tools needed. Women welcome.
How to Volunteer with GRID Alternatives Central Valley:
Step 1: Go to www.gridalternatives.org/volunteerapp to fill out a volunteer application.
Step 2: Attend a volunteer orientation. We have 1-2 orientations every month; for the next orientation date, check our calendar at http://www.gridalternatives.org/calendar?tid%5B%5D=5. We will send you a confirmation email with the details at the latest 1-2 weeks before the orientation. Our calendar is typically updated during the first week of each month with confirmed opportunities and periodically updated throughout the month as events are planned.
Step 3: Once you have attended a volunteer orientation, you can sign up for any open installation on our calendar.
GRID Alternatives is both a nonprofit organization and a licensed California C-46 solar contractor and C-10 electrical contractor. All volunteers must sign a waiver onsite at the installation. For more information, visit www.gridalternatives.org or call (559) 261-4743. Our territory covers Fresno, Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Lindsay, Goshen, Hanford, Bakersfield, Merced, Bakersfield, Modesto, in other words everything in the Central Valley!
Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about volunteering:
- What is the time commitment? 1-2 days, 7am – 3pm (summer), 8am-4pm (winter) with a break for lunch. Installations are typically 2-day installations. You can volunteer for one or both days, whichever fits your schedule.
- How many volunteers can you accommodate? For safety and workflow reasons, each site can accommodate about 10 volunteers each day. Spots fill up quickly with consideration for previously waitlisted and local volunteers and participants in job training programs. We encourage local volunteer attendance at our events and cannot guarantee confirmation to individuals traveling long distances. We also cannot provide lodging assistance.
- What experience is required? No experience or tools necessary! Each team is led by experienced GRID Alternatives staff, and each installation is managed by GRID construction staff. Moderate lifting (20 lbs.) may be involved. As GRID Alternatives policy, all modules and inverters must be carried by at least 2 people at all times. If you are uncomfortable with heights or ladders, ground work is available.
- What is the age requirement for volunteering? You must be 18 y.o. or over to volunteer. In some cases, we can accommodate 16-17 year-olds with written parental consent.
Civic & Community, Environment
Low-income Communities
Building/Construction,Other
Age Minimum (with Adult): 16+, Minimum Age:18+
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