- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- General Utilities
- Address
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- IPO Date
- Aug 14, 1998
- Business
- Lime Energy Co. (LIME) designs and implements energy efficiency programs for utilities across the United States, focusing on direct install solutions for small and mid-sized commercial and industrial customers to reduce energy expenditures and environmental impact; its core offerings include energy efficient lighting upgrades, mechanical upgrades such as HVAC systems, water conservation measures, building controls, refrigeration, pool pumps, building shell improvements, and appliance recycling; the company also provides utility program management and implementation services encompassing program design, administration, customer recruitment and marketing, sales, auditing, project implementation, and energy measurement verification. Founded in 1997 as Electric City Corp. and renamed Lime Energy Co. in September 2006, it is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, with additional historical operations referenced in Huntersville, North Carolina, and serves clients including major investor-owned and public utilities nationwide as a wholly owned subsidiary of Willdan Group, Inc. since its $120 million acquisition in late 2018. Recent developments include securing an $18 million, seven-year contract in 2021 from Glendale Water & Power for comprehensive energy efficiency services supporting clean energy transformation for commercial and industrial customers, alongside earlier Department of Energy grants in 2020 for retrofit projects targeting low-income small businesses in Atlanta, Orlando, and Houston.