The Bay Area office kicked off GRID Alternatives' SOLARTHON SEASON with an outstanding event in the Bayview District in San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 10th. This was our 6th annual SOLARTHON event and it was a huge success thanks to all of our outstanding supporters, volunteers, homeowners and job trainees from Swords to Plowshares. Hundreds of volunteers joined forces with homeowners on a beautiful sunny day in the Bayview, and TOGETHER we successfully installed 13 solar electric systems in one day for families living on low-incomes. Each system will provide over 75% of the families' electricity needs for the next 30 years, protecting them from rising and unpredictable energy prices. Solarthon is a great example of how we can all work together toward a more sustainable and inclusive energy future.

Thank you to all of our individual participants/fundraisers, event sponsors, and volunteers who helped us raise over $100,000 at this year's event! This year's event sponsors included our Presenting Sponsor Yingli Solar, SF Department of Environment, PG&E, Sungevity, salesforce.com, Wells Fargo, Google, SunRun, Tigo Energy, Burnham Energy, Enphase Energy, Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union, and Clif Bar and Company. Thank you also to all of our generous in-kind donors. We value your continued support and partnership to bring solar savings to communities who need it the most.

The individual participants and fundraisers raised a record-breaking $30,000 toward the event this year! A big shout out to Rosana Francescato and Tim Lindl for being our top fundraisers at the event (raising over $3,000 each from their respective networks).

Click here to see the awesome photos from this year's Bay Area event.

Please click here to see the dates of our 4 additional GRID Alternatives SOLARTHON events throughout California this year.