{"id":116667,"date":"2014-12-08T08:20:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T16:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116667"},"modified":"2020-12-23T09:54:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:54:31","slug":"solar-hits-a-grand-slam-at-grid-alternatives-softball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/solar-hits-a-grand-slam-at-grid-alternatives-softball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar hits a grand slam at GRID Alternatives softball tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SMA team will do a lot in the name of solar power, even if that means fielding a softball team for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gridalternatives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GRID Alternatives<\/a>\u2019 Play for Power tournament in October. What this rag-tag group may give in solar passion more than made up for limited skills around the diamond.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In total, eight teams from various solar companies competed and raised money for GRID Alternatives\u2019 International Program and its current work expanding solar power in Nicaragua. 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