Ameresco Inc. announced that it is beginning implementation of a $17.4 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with the state of Hawaii Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS). 

Pepco Energy Services Inc., a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings Inc., has signed a $16.3 million comprehensive energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with Appalachian State University.

Honeywell announced a retrofit and revitalization project that is expected to save Connecticut’s town of Tolland nearly $600,000 a year in utility and operating expenses, funds that will be used to make energy-efficient upgrades across multiple municipal buildings and four public schools.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have expanded the Better Buildings Challenge to multifamily housing such as apartments and condominiums and launched the Better Buildings Accelerators to support state- and local government efforts to cut energy waste.

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc., a leading provider of debt and equity financing for sustainable infrastructure projects, announced that it is working with Johnson Controls to provide the funding for nearly $27 million in energy efficiency upgrades to government buildings across the city of Louisville, Ky.

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced its ABM Building Services business has been selected by Orange County (Va.) Public Schools to implement division-wide energy and infrastructure upgrades to its schools through ABM’s Bundled Energy Solutions Program.

Ameresco Inc. announced that it has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Ennovate Corp., an energy service company active throughout Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Under a performance contract agreement, the Mt. Pleasant Independent School District (ISD) has partnered with NextEra Energy Solutions to replace aging HVAC equipment, upgrade lighting, and reduce its operating and maintenance costs.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) has chosen Siemens to implement a $12.2 million performance contract that is expected to save the university approximately $1.2 million in equivalent guaranteed annual energy savings.

Consolidation in the energy service company (ESCO) market is expected to continue through the remainder of this decade, resulting in an industry structure concentrated to a large extent in a group of very large companies focused on serving the federal government, according to a new report from Pike Research.