Navigant Research Names Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Ameresco Leading Energy Service Companies

Experience and brand presence can provide a significant
competitive advantage for market players, report finds

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Ameresco–A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant
Research examines the strategy and execution of 14 energy services
companies (ESCOs), with Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Ameresco in the
lead.

Through the use of energy performance contract (EPC) or energy savings
performance contract (ESPC) financing structures, ESCOs have been
instrumental in providing access to energy efficiency technologies and
services in market segments that would not normally be able to consider
or afford capital-intensive projects. Experience and brand presence in
this market can provide a significant competitive advantage, as well as
high levels of competency and resources available to provide adequate,
consistent, and guaranteed services over long-term project horizons. Click
to tweet: According to a new Leaderboard report from @NavigantRSRCH,
Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Ameresco are the leading ESCOs.

“The highest ranking ESCOs are evolving their offerings with new smart
building technologies and a larger and more on-going services presence,”
says Tom Machinchick, principal research analyst with Navigant Research.
“Additionally, these companies are acting on deeply insightful
information, reducing project risk, and including a diverse array of
project components that satisfy needs throughout an organization.”

ESCOs are realizing the growing value of digital intelligence as the
volume of data coming from buildings is used to create new and unique
sources of information that add value before, during, and after an EPC
project, according to the report. The amount of data captured from
existing and new projects has allowed ESCOs to develop sophisticated
statistical models for determining project risk and return profiles,
which help stakeholders understand building performance and end-use
customer operational, maintenance, and comfort issues.

The report, Navigant
Research Leaderboard: ESCOs, examines the strategy and
execution of 14 leading ESCOs with the experience and capacity to
provide a diverse level of performance contracting projects across a
broad base of client market segments. These ESCOs are rated on 12
criteria: vision; go-to-market strategy; technology strategy; partners;
client segment access; geographic reach; ESCO experience; breadth of
ESCO offerings; project portfolio; sales and marketing; financing; and
staying power. Using Navigant Research’s proprietary Leaderboard
methodology, vendors are profiled, rated, and ranked with the goal of
providing industry participants with an objective assessment of these
companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the ESCO performance
contracting market. An Executive Summary of the report is available for
free download on the Navigant
Research website.

About Navigant Research

Navigant Research, the dedicated research arm of Navigant, provides
market research and benchmarking services for rapidly changing and often
highly regulated industries. In the energy sector, Navigant Research
focuses on in-depth analysis and reporting about global clean technology
markets. The team’s research methodology combines supply-side industry
analysis, end-user primary research and demand assessment, and deep
examination of technology trends to provide a comprehensive view of the
Energy Technologies, Utility Transformations, Transportation
Efficiencies, and Buildings Innovations sectors. Additional information
about Navigant Research can be found at www.navigantresearch.com.

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* The information contained in this press release concerning the
report, Navigant Research Leaderboard: ESCOs, is a summary and
reflects Navigant Research’s current expectations based on market data
and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently
uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained
in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for
a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report’s
conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither
Navigant Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to update any
of the information contained in this press release or the report.

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