As a state and municipal infrastructure solutions provider, Ameresco starts with custom, property-wide audits to uncover areas for cost savings from energy efficiency, energy management and infrastructure upgrades. We help our state and municipal clients secure financing through an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) or Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), potentially eliminating upfront costs for infrastructure modernization. We advise municipalities on how they can use energy cost savings to improve energy and water systems and reduce maintenance needs, and we outline a timetable for return on investment.
“We need domestic energy production. This is a great example of taking waste and creating power from it. I applaud the efforts of Butte County and their project partner, Ameresco, for creating energy and local jobs here in this community.”
–Congressman Doug LaMalfa
More than $10 billion is spent annually on community energy projects and services by state and municipal governments, according to the EPA, yet up to one-third of the energy used to run the average government building can still be conserved. State and municipal governments struggle with limited funding to retrofit government buildings, retrofit LED lighting, add solar energy infrastructure or improve water management and metering.
Ameresco is an independent energy infrastructure solutions provider with deep experience and expertise in the technical and financial aspects of community energy projects. We have a long history of building mutually beneficial relationships between local governments, their constituents and utility companies.
We can upgrade, replace, operate and maintain energy equipment at government facilities to meet or exceed energy efficiency improvements required by federal and state regulations. Additionally, Ameresco can overcome the obstacles inherent in launching community renewable energy projects by taking ownership of new renewable power sources, such as landfill-gas-to-energy plants and solar arrays, which produce consistent, low-cost energy.
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Driving Resiliency through Energy Infrastructure.
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Ameresco provides comprehensive state and municipal infrastructure solutions.
- Reduce energy consumption and operating costs
- Upgrade or renew facilities with no up-front cost
- Minimize energy risk and fuel price volatility
- Increase occupant comfort
- Capture opportunities created by deregulation, such as bulk purchasing of commodities and real-time pricing strategies
- Implement renewable or new energy strategies such as distributed generation, cogeneration, electric-to-gas conversions, geothermal heat pumps, and landfill reclamation