Lime Energy receives contract with N.J. clean energy program

Lime Energy Co. announced Monday it has been awarded a multiyear direct install contract with New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program to deliver energy efficiency solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses in the Garden State.Newark-based Lime Energy said it will participate as a contractor for the direct install program and will serve customers in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic and Sussex counties.

“Lime Energy is thrilled to continue serving small and medium-sized businesses in our home state of New Jersey,” Adam Procell, Lime Energy CEO and president, said in a prepared statement. “Energy efficiency is the fastest and most cost-effective method to accelerate economic growth, reduce energy consumption and drive job creation. At Lime Energy, we are bringing clean energy solutions to everyone from the small pizza shop and grocery store to larger warehousing and manufacturing facilities — the businesses that accounted for 65 percent of job creation over the last 20 years.”