Investor Presentation
March 2024
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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About Ameresco
Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading comprehensive cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner and operator.
Founded in 2000 | Public in 2010
Comprehensive Portfolio
Objective approach and in-house technical expertise delivers the most advanced technologies to meet the unique needs of each customer. Addressing decarbonization, resiliency, cost savings and more as a full- service, long-term energy partner.
Customer Driven
Federal Government, Public Sector, Utilities, K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare, Commercial & Industrial, Public & Community Housing, Transportation. Market reputation across North America & Europe for excellence in customer satisfaction.
$14+ Billion in energy solutions delivered since company inception
1,500+ Employees
throughout North America and Europe
Embracing innovation through tailored projects aligned to customers goals
3+ GWe of renewable energy resources contracted or managed (solar, BESS, wind, biogas, RNG, operations & maintenance, etc.)
60+ Offices providing local expertise in markets served
Committed to reduce our
customers' carbon footprints by a cumulative 500 million metric tons by 2050
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Investment Highlights
Earnings Growth
Growing earnings faster than revenue
Multiyear Visibility
$3.9B Project Backlog
$1.2B O&M Backlog
$2.3B in revenue visibility from operating Energy Assets
Recurring Business
A substantial and growing portion of our earnings comes from recurring lines of business
ESG
Environmental, Social & Governance is core to our business model and corporate culture
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Leading the
Clean Energy
Transition
Decarbonize to Net Zero
Make meaningful progress on climate action - from energy efficiency and demand reduction, to electrification and renewable generation. Develop a clean energy supply and leverage carbon reporting and sustainability advisory services.
Resiliency & Energy Security
Firm, renewable energy supply to ensure mission continuity - enhanced with microgrids, battery energy storage systems, and beyond to provide grid stability and address peak demand.
Cost Savings & Resource Efficiency
Integrating trusted, dynamic, and cost-saving technologies to improve operations and the built environment - our portfolio of smart and efficient solutions power the needs of today and possibilities of tomorrow.
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Ameresco's Diversified Approach
Customer Segments
› | Federal Government | › | Commercial & |
› | State & Municipal | Industrial | |
Government | › | Healthcare Facilities | |
› | K-12 Education | › | Airports |
› | Colleges and | › | Utilities |
Universities |
- Public Housing
Financing Structures
Reducing Demand with Efficiency Measures
› | Central Plant Upgrades | › | Chiller Efficiency Improvements |
› | Deep Energy Retrofits | › | Cooling Systems Efficiencies |
› | Enterprise HVAC | › | Water Heating Systems Efficiencies |
› | Interior Lighting & Controls | › Reduce Peak Power Demand | |
› LED Street & Area Lighting | › | Energy Management Systems | |
› | Water Management and Efficiency | › | Advanced Metering Infrastructure |
Energy Supply with Distributed Energy Resources
› | Performance | › | Engineer-Procure- |
Contracting (ESPC, | Construct (EPC) | ||
USPC) | › | Energy Service | |
› | Design, Build, Own, | Agreements (ESA) | |
Operate, Maintain | › | Public-Private | |
(DBOOM) | |||
Partnership (P3) | |||
› | Power Purchase | › | Energy-as-a-Service |
Agreements (PPA) | (EaaS) |
- Design-Build
- Cogeneration / CHP
- Solar Power (On- /Off-Grid)
- Batteries Energy Storage
- Microgrids
- Wind Power
- Geothermal
- Waste-to-EnergyPlants: Biomass, Biogas, Landfill Gas to Energy, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
- Peaking Power Plant
- Generators
- Fuel Cell
- Microturbines
- Reciprocating Engines
- Combustion Turbines
- Gas Turbines
- Steam Turbines
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Full-Service Energy Partner
Unique ability to finance any opportunity with over $14 billion of energy solutions across financing models, markets, and technologies
Contracting Options | Innovative Funding | Technical Experts |
Performance Contracting, | Expertise in budget-neutral | Deep bench of vendor-neutral |
Power Purchase Agreements, | funding and identifying | |
technical expertise design, | ||
Design-Build-Own-Operate-Maintain, | grants, rebates and | |
develop, and construct best-of- | ||
Energy as a Service, Design-Build, | incentives to help make the | |
breed solutions for clients | ||
Engineer Procure Construct | most of available dollars | |
Best-in-Class
Implementation
Trusted implementation partner
with an industry leading reputation for execution, safety and quality control
Long-Term Partnership
Ameresco is proud to be
clients' partner from A to Z - from initial assessment to ongoing operations & maintenance
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Lines of Business
Smart Energy Solutions
- Implement comprehensive energy efficiency solutions and infrastructure upgrades
- Design, build and construct distributed energy resources, microgrids, battery storage, and energy savings projects
Operations & Maintenance
- A critical capability and differentiator
- Deliver on-site technical expertise
- Fully maintained and routinely optimized turnkey energy systems
- Strong source of recurring revenue
Ameresco Assets
- 508 MWe of company-ownedrenewable energy projects spanning solar, landfill gas, RNG, and battery storage
- Over $1.0B in renewable power projects
- A substantial and growing portion of our earnings comes from recurring lines of business
Cost Savings | Resiliency | Sustainability | Security
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Case Studies
Smart Energy Solutions
US MCRD
Parris Island, SC
Energy infrastructure upgrades deliver 75% reduction in utility energy demand & 25% total water reduction; includes 10 MW of onsite Electric Generation and Battery Storage System of 4 MW/8.1 MWh
O&M | Assets | |
DOE's Savannah | Phoenix Wastewater | |
River Site, SC | Treatment Plant, AZ | |
The largest renewable energy efficiency | Designed, built, owned, operated and | |
project in federal government's history | maintained by Ameresco, this facility is the | |
delivers $36.2M in annual energy savings. | largest wastewater treatment biogas-to- | |
O&M services for all aspects of the 20 MW | RNG facility of its kind in the US. It is | |
biomass cogeneration facility and related | capable of processing RNG at 3,250 | |
equipment for the 20 year contract term. | standard cubic feet per minute. | |
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Competitive Landscape
Energy as a Service Market
Ameresco acclaimed an Energy as a Service Leader by Guidehouse Insights in 2022 Leaderboard Report and #1 in execution among competitors.
DER Market
Frost & Sullivan names Ameresco
Global Best Practices DER Company of the Year for 2020 - attributing excellence in thought leadership, innovation, growth strategy and implementation.
RNG Market
Ameresco ranked #4 and expected to raise to #2 of RNG market landscape by 2023 - notably the only organic developer among top competitors.
Montauk 17%
2021 | 39% | |||||||
Other | ||||||||
#4 | Aria | |||||||
12% | ||||||||
Morrow | ||||||||
Renewable | ||||||||
7% | ||||||||
MAS | ||||||||
3% | Morrow | Ameresco | ||||||
Clean Energy | BP | |||||||
DTE | EDF Energy | |||||||
3% | 3% | 6% | ||||||
3% | 3% | 4% | ||||||
Montauk | ||||||||
16% | ||||||||
2023 | Other | |||||||
37% | ||||||||
Ameresco | ||||||||
12% | ||||||||
#2 | ||||||||
Aria | ||||||||
11% | ||||||||
MAS | ||||||||
2% | ||||||||
Clean Energy | BP | Morrow | Morrow | |||||
3% | DTE | EDF | Renewable | |||||
2% | Energy | |||||||
3% | 7% | |||||||
3% | 4% |
Source: Data from Argonne National Laboratory Database of U.S. RNG Projects (March 2020)
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