Mission-focused Federal Government infrastructure optimization and resiliency solutions
At Ameresco, our people – their expertise, dedication, and commitment to partnership and innovation – are our greatest strength. Given the unique requirements and culture within the Federal sector, we maintain a Federal Group as a direct report to the Chief Executive Officer, alongside regional groups that support non-Federal customers nationwide. This stability within Ameresco Federal Solutions has enabled us to build standing teams of engineers, construction managers, operations & maintenance (O&M) personnel, and measurement & verification (M&V) specialists.
By partnering with our dedicated team of federal specialists, you can:
- Build and renovate modern facilities
- Reduce energy consumption and increase onsite generation
- Leverage advanced technologies
- Enhance the reliability and resiliency of your energy supply
- Optimize facility and system performance
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Featured Federal Customers & Work
Free Virtual Microgrid Tour
Virtual Microgrid Tour: Mission Critical Microgrid
Join us for a virtual tour of a base that implemented energy efficiency and reliability upgrades, then leveraged these comprehensive energy savings to build an innovative microgrid and distributed generation architecture to provide energy assurance in support of mission critical operations.
Learn how the Defense Logistics Agency Energy and the United States Air Force is implementing an energy security and resiliency infrastructure project at Joint Base San Antonio. Take the tour today →
Ameresco’s Federal Capabilities
Ameresco has extensive Federal contracting expertise, from energy assessment and compliance reporting to the design, development, construction and operation of renewable energy systems. We help Federal agencies meet and exceed statutory requirements regarding energy management, sustainability of buildings and facilities. We have worked extensively with defense and civilian agencies, including the U.S. Armed Forces and the U.S. General Services Administration. Our diversified project portfolio has served a wide range of building types and facilities, including historically and governmentally significant buildings with unique work scheduling requirements and sensitive operational needs.
Performance Contracting
Performance Contracting
Ameresco has guaranteed more than $2.8 billion in savings on energy savings performance contract (ESPC) and utility energy service contract (UESC) projects nationwide for agencies across the federal government. According to Department of Energy (DOE) data on federal ESPC awards, Ameresco has guaranteed more savings per dollar invested than any other ESCO in the history of the ESPC program.
Ameresco has analyzed, recommended, and installed energy conservation measures in all 20 DOE technology categories ranging in scope from a few select buildings to installation-wide energy conservation measures (ECMs), with dollar values ranging from $1 M to $195 M, and with financing terms ranging from 7 years to 23 years.
We perform on-site O&M services, including repair and replacement, as well as measurement and verification activities, as part of ESPCs and UESCs in the performance period at dozens of federal sites and military installations nationwide.
With respect to resiliency, Ameresco is currently designing or deploying fence-to-fence, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)-compliant projects for each military service, featuring on-site power generation, energy storage, and microgrid controls solutions that enhance resiliency and reliability while generating energy savings.
Distributed Generation
Ameresco provides distributed energy solutions that allow federal agencies to capitalize on the latest technologies, utilizing natural gas and renewable energy resources like solar, geothermal, biomass, and biogas. Ameresco often owns, operates, and maintains the energy generation assets we design and install, increasing operational cost savings and decreasing risk to the government.Design-Build
Ameresco is a full-service engineering and construction firm offering design-build services. Our in-house capabilities include design engineering services, programming and planning, estimating, construction, construction management, and construction administration services.Facilities Maintenance
Ameresco’s dedicated federal O&M group provides customized levels of service for each client site. Our services range from annual service calls to 24-hour, 7-day-per-week presence or around-the-clock response based on the quality and service expectations of our customers. Ameresco currently provides O&M, repair and replacement services, spare part inventory services, and service call resolution for over 30 Federal installations.Utilities Privatization
Ameresco’s best-in-class utility services provide the Nation’s Department of Defense with cost- effective, energy efficient solutions that enhance asset sustainability and system reliability. Partnering with Ameresco enables these results by integrating ownership, operations, and construction activities with combined heat and power, cyber security assurance, microgrids, controls, on-site generation, storage, and the ability to island assets securely. These solutions promote energy assurance, reliability, and resilience.Free On-Demand Webinar
Mission Critical Operations – Achieving Energy Resiliency at MCRD Parris Island
A mission critical energy strategy is in place at MCRD Parris Island, featuring cutting-edge renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies across its 8,095-acre campus. We’ll discuss the measures taken to reduce energy demand by 75% and reduce water consumption by 25%, and explore how on-site generation and advanced energy technologies provide the base with energy resiliency features to maintain power during utility interruptions. Watch free webinar →
