Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading independent provider of comprehensive energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades and renewable energy solutions. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, the company delivers turnkey projects that improve energy and operational efficiencies for commercial, industrial, institutional and governmental clients. Ameresco combines its engineering expertise with innovative financing structures to help organizations reduce energy costs, lower carbon footprints and advance sustainability goals.
The company’s core offerings include energy efficiency upgrades such as lighting retrofits, building envelope improvements, and advanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In the renewable space, Ameresco develops, engineers and constructs solar photovoltaic arrays, wind farms, biomass facilities and anaerobic digestion plants. It also integrates energy storage solutions and microgrid systems to optimize grid reliability and support distributed energy resources. These services are delivered through performance‐based contracts, energy‐as‐a‐service agreements and design‐build models tailored to each customer’s objectives.
Ameresco serves a diverse mix of clients across North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, spanning federal, state and municipal governments, healthcare providers, educational institutions, commercial enterprises and industrial operations. The company’s expertise in energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) enables customers to undertake large‐scale infrastructure projects with little to no upfront capital, instead funding improvements through future energy cost savings. Ameresco also offers ongoing operations and maintenance, energy procurement and utility bill management to ensure projects achieve long‐term performance targets.
Under the leadership of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer George G. Sakellaris, Ameresco has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to become one of the sector’s most recognized firms. Sakellaris, who founded the company, has guided its transformation from an energy services provider into a full‐life‐cycle solutions partner. Ameresco continues to invest in emerging technologies, project financing capabilities and strategic partnerships to support its mission of advancing the global transition to a sustainable energy future.
