Training Program Creates Jobs, Cuts Costs
The Sierra Club worked with IBEW Local 18, LAANE, and other partners to implement the Utility Pre-Craft Trainee Program at the LADWP, which trains workers to weatherize homes and make them more energy efficient, creating good green jobs and saving residents money in the process.
Verengo Solar Creates Jobs
Thanks to local clean energy policies like the state's solar rollover programs (net-energy metering), California is creating thousands of good jobs. Watch Jose's story.
Oxnard High School Saves with Solar
In October 2011, the Oxnard School District flipped the switch on a new solar installation that will save the school district $36 million. Watch the story.
Glendale's Temple Sinai Reduces Footprint
Jan Freed had for years been making efforts to conserve energy. But the former high school science teacher had a larger vision: that his synagogue, Temple Sinai in Glendale, California, go solar. Read his story.
L.A. Homeowner Gives Power Back to Grid
Eric Deyerl made the switch to solar in 2011 and is now not only powering his own home but also providing clean, local energy to his community. Read his story.
Mar Vista Residents Install Solar at No Cost
Sarah Auerswald and David Olds both live in the Mar Vista district on the west side of Los Angeles, an economically diverse neighborhood of apartment buildings and single-family homes. Read their story.