Government

Ameresco can help you achieve these key goals:

• Upgrade or renew facilities with no up-front cost and minimal risk
• Use Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) to finance federal energy efficiency projects.
• Increase occupant comfort
• Reduce energy consumption and operating costs
• Capture opportunities created by deregulation such as bulk purchasing of commodities and real-time pricing strategies
• Mitigate energy-related risks and costs
• Implement new energy strategies such as distributed generation, cogeneration, electric-to-gas conversions, geothermal heat pumps, landfill reclamation, etc.

Ameresco is approved by the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy as a qualified energy services company (ESCO) and holds several regional and national "Super-ESPC" contract awards. We offer a comprehensive energy services portfolio and have extensive project experience with government agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Federal government is the largest consumer of energy in the world, spending approximately $8 billion each year. In the U.S., the Energy Policy Act of 1992 established goals and requirements for Federal facilities. Executive Order 13123 mandates that all agencies reduce energy usage by at least 35% on a square foot basis, compared to a 1985 baseline, by the year 2010. The opportunities to reduce emissions and improve efficiency in facilities, vehicles, and processes are almost unlimited. In Canada, the Public Works and Government Services Canada encourages energy conservation in government facilities.

• U.S. Government
• Canadian Government

State, city, town and county agencies are directly responsible for over 36% of the nation's primary energy usage, at a cost of over $232 billion annually. The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 1992 recognizes the leading role that states, cities, towns and counties play in promoting energy efficient technologies and measures. States are mandated to incorporate cost-effective, energy-efficient purchases and are encouraged to meet the national goal of reducing energy consumption by at least 35% by 2010. Ameresco partners with these agencies to implement cost-effective energy-efficiency measures at their facilities.