Federal Government

NORESCO empowers federal agencies and the military with innovative, cost-effective energy solutions that enhance mission readiness and resilience without upfront costs.

$2+ Billion In Solutions

40+ Years Experience

Meeting Government Mandates and Mission Requirements

NORESCO delivers secure, resilient, and efficient infrastructure solutions. As a recognized leader in the energy services industry, we have provided more than $2 billion of federal energy solutions across virtually all types of government facilities, including federal courthouses, office buildings, national laboratories, and U.S. military installations worldwide.

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Innovative Solutions for Mission Assurance and Energy Resilience

As the nation’s largest energy consumer, the federal government leads in energy management through innovation and new technologies that improve resiliency and control costs. Access to affordable, reliable, and resilient energy and water is critical to mission readiness and a strategic priority for all federal agencies.

Solutions for Federal Agencies

Federal agencies are tasked with balancing tight budgets and evolving mandates to improve energy reliability, infrastructure modernization, and efficient resource management. Agencies constantly seek to:

Improve energy, water, and resource efficiency across facilities

Strengthen infrastructure resilience with dependable energy sources to enhance mission readiness

Optimize facility performance and enhance operations and maintenance effectiveness

Deploy proven and advanced energy technologies for infrastructure modernization

Maintain grid responsiveness and cybersecurity readiness for high performance

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Take Action with an Energy Savings Performance Contract

Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) help federal agencies affordably achieve energy and water reliability and resilience goals. NORESCO uses private sector resources to improve federal facilities and infrastructure without upfront costs or congressional appropriations.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Army Corps of Engineers simplified ESPC procurement with indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts that can be applied by federal agencies at facilities worldwide. NORESCO holds both IDIQ contracts, helping federal agencies achieve critical efficiency and energy goals.

Is a Utility Energy Service Contract Right for You?

Federal agencies can use Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs) to implement comprehensive energy efficiency and facility infrastructure upgrades without upfront capital. Under the UESC model, a federal agency contracts with a gas, electric, or water utility, and NORESCO partners with the utility to provides a turnkey project with performance assurance. NORESCO has established UESC master agreements with 14 utilities across the country to support federal agencies.

Innovative Energy Sales Agreement Opportunity

NORESCO was one of the first ESCOs to use an energy sales agreement (ESA) to help federal customers fully capture and monetize all available tax benefits and incentives. By integrating third-party financing through the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP), we maximize savings and can fund additional efficiencies. Our approach also leverages ESPC or UESC to support ongoing operations and maintenance for the infrastructure the ERCIP enables.

Industry Leadership Since 1984

For over 40 years, NORESCO has been a leading ESCO, consistently achieving top technical and customer care rankings. In 2024, the U.S. DOE rated NORESCO’s proposal number one among 20 awarded ESCOs under the DOE ESPC GEN4 IDIQ contract. Our federal team addresses energy, resiliency, and mission assurance challenges using:

Advanced technologies like microgrids that support improved resilience, energy security, and fuel diversity

Deep energy retrofits and fence-to-fence strategies for optimal energy and water efficiency

Cybersecure facility controls platforms that follow the NIST Risk Management Framework to achieve Cybersecure Authority to Operate

Funding options and alternatives such as tax incentives, rebates, the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) grant program, and the Department of War’s Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP)

Why NORESCO?

NORESCO earned a position as an industry leader by delivering customer-centric, comprehensive, and innovative solutions. Our in-house experts engineer, design, implement, and maintain complex technologies. In an environment where quick-payback measures are harder to find, we innovate economically viable outcomes by evaluating multiple funding sources and financing scenarios. To ensure system performance through the contract lifecycle, NORESCO provides financial and contractual guarantees that eliminate customer risk.

“The NORESCO installed plant has been performing over the past 2 years. The plant has been reliable in serving the continually changing waterfront load requirements with 60 Hz power and the rest of the base with 50 Hz power. As a result of the recent earthquakes that hit Japan and the ensuing issues with island wide electric power supplies, the local areas surrounding the base have experienced rolling blackouts. However, the Yokosuka Naval Base has continued to receive reliable power from the NORESCO cogeneration plant. The on site power generation capability has been instrumental in continuing mission critical functions on base.”"

"This project has become a win-win for all by increasing our Marines quality of life and conserving our Nations' resources. MCAS Miramar will continue to research ways to reduce energy consumption, and when the time comes to award another ESPC, the NORESCO team will be on the top of our list for consideration."

"I have over 26 years of experience in Government Contracting and I wish all of my contractors had NORESCO’s philosophy and work ethic. This has been a very rewarding partnership in that NORESCO delivers what is in the Delivery Order on time with no excuses and a quality product/service. NORESCO is a “Best Value” contractor."

"On behalf of the United States Coast Guard, I would like to take this opportunity to commend the effort and performance of NORESCO in development and implementation of the ESPC at our facility…Further, the quality of work and professionalism of your implementation personnel was exceptional…We are looking forward to the additional work in our upcoming phase of ESPC work here at the Integrated Support Command Kodiak. The performance of the new systems has exceeded our expectations in cost savings."