Bryan Grauss, Solar, California

Bryan Grauss is senior manager of talent acquisition at Sunrun. He lives in Palo Alto, California, and he’s been in the industry for 10 years.

Why is clean energy important to you? It is time we reduce our carbon footprint, clean energy can make a large contribution to this goal.

What’s your proudest accomplishment in clean energy? Helping people go solar every day.

What did you do before entering clean energy? I was in sales / finance.

How did you first get introduced to clean energy? I was hired as a salesperson to go into homes and sell solar to homeowners.

What does your job mean to your community? Clean energy helps Californians save on their electric bill and feel good about their energy consumption choice.

What is something you wish more people knew about your job? My job has been life changing because I’ve been able to help others. It means everything, clean energy has given us many blessings.

Why should Congress invest in clean energy jobs, not fossil fuel jobs? Look around you. Electrification is the future. In order to meet our climate goals, we need action NOW to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy technologies.