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One Massachusetts company that’s a giant in the world of renewable energy helped a Wayland school get off the grid and developed a curriculum teaching students about solar energy. **Source: ** NBC 10 Boston Chris Gloniger [https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/how-solar-power-transformed-a-mass-school/2174059/](https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/how-solar-power-transformed-a-mass-school/2174059/) ##### Share this entry - Share on Twitter - Share on LinkedIn - [mailto:?body=https://blog.ameresco.com/how-solar-power-transformed-a-massachusetts-school-nbc-10-boston-part-1-of-2](mailto:?body=https://blog.ameresco.com/how-solar-power-transformed-a-massachusetts-school-nbc-10-boston-part-1-of-2) Share by Mail ### Contact Us [info@ameresco.com](mailto:info@ameresco.com) [1-866-AMERESCO](tel:18662637372) [Use our online form](https://www.ameresco.com/contact-us/) ### Categories ### Recent Press Releases - [Adjusting to Climate Change Part 2 of 2: Renewable Energy and Storage (NBC 10 Boston) December 29 2020 - 3: 19 PM](https://blog.ameresco.com/how-solar-power-transformed-a-massachusetts-school-nbc-10-boston-part-1-of-2-0) - [Adjusting to Climate Change Part 1 of 2: How Solar Power Transformed a Massachusetts School (NBC 10 Boston) December 29 2020 - 3: 17 PM](https://blog.ameresco.com/how-solar-power-transformed-a-massachusetts-school-nbc-10-boston-part-1-of-2) - [Doing Well by Doing Good: Ameresco’s First Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Report December 07 2020 - 8: 00 AM](https://blog.ameresco.com/doing-well-by-doing-good-amerescos-first-environmental-social-governance-esg-report) - [San Joaquin County Installs 5.3 MW Solar Array On Landfill Site November 17 2020 - 2: 15 PM](https://blog.ameresco.com/san-joaquin-county-partners-installs-5.3-megawatt-solar-array-on-landfill-site) - [Transfer the Risk with Energy as a Service November 16 2020 - 10: 15 AM](https://blog.ameresco.com/transfer-the-risk-with-energy-as-a-service) ### Press Release Archive - [December 2019 (3)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2019/12) - [December 2020 (3)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2020/12) - [June 2019 (2)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2019/06) - [September 2019 (2)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2019/09) - [November 2020 (2)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2020/11) - [March 2019 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2019/03) - [August 2019 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2019/08) - [November 2019 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2019/11) - [February 2020 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2020/02) - [April 2020 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2020/04) - [May 2020 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2020/05) - [June 2020 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2020/06) - [August 2020 (1)](https://blog.ameresco.com/archive/2020/08) see all [Doing Well by Doing Good: Ameresco’s First Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Report](https://blog.ameresco.com/doing-well-by-doing-good-amerescos-first-environmental-social-governance-esg-report) [Adjusting to Climate Change Part 2 of 2: Renewable Energy and Storage (NBC 10 Boston)](https://blog.ameresco.com/how-solar-power-transformed-a-massachusetts-school-nbc-10-boston-part-1-of-2-0) - COMPANY INFO - [About Us](https://www.ameresco.com/company/) - [Careers](https://www.ameresco.com/energy-careers-ameresco/) - [Investor Relations](https://ir.ameresco.com/) - [Media Coverage](https://www.ameresco.com/media-coverage/) - [Resource Center](https://www.ameresco.com/resource-center/) - CONTACT AMERESCO - 111 Speen Street, Suite 410 Framingham, MA USA - [1-866-AMERESCO](tel:18662637372) - [Contact Us via Online Form](https://www.ameresco.com/contact-us/) - [Office Locations](https://www.ameresco.com/ameresco-office-locations/) - [Select Your Country](https://www.ameresco.com/select-your-country/) ### Press Releases [See all press releases](http://www.ameresco.com/press-releases/) ### STAY CONNECTED © Copyright 2026 - Ameresco | [Privacy Policy](https://www.ameresco.com/privacy-policy/) | [Terms and Conditions](https://www.ameresco.com/terms-and-conditions/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Ameresco) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ameresco) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/user/Ameresco) [Back To Top](https://blog.ameresco.com/how-solar-power-transformed-a-massachusetts-school-nbc-10-boston-part-1-of-2#top)