Wicked Local Acton: “Solar power to save schools money” October 9, 2009. The Acton Public and Acton-Boxborough school committees unanimously approved North Andover-based Nexamp to install photovoltaic panels, which convert solar energy into electricity, on the roofs of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, R.J. Grey Junior High School and the Douglas Elementary School. Link to Article