Solar Power

On Earth Day, April 22, 2010, Ameridose’s Facility Manager flipped the switch to activate its solar panel collectors.  The solar panel installation, the largest of its kind in the Metrowest area, will generate 70,000 KWhs of power per year and will substantially reduce our carbon footprint. A nationally-recognized provider of solar energy systems was responsible for  the design and installation for the project.



Solar power involves converting sunlight and its photon energy into electricity through a solar panel.  The sun generates photons  through the fusion of atoms. Solar panels are comprised primarily of sheets of silicon designed to attract and conduct photons as they hit the earth. A metal wire creates a circuit to provide electrical current. Through an inverter device, the direct current produced by solar panel power is converted to the alternating current that is customarily used to power homes and offices.