ICF Acquires Applied Energy Group From Ameresco; No Financial Terms Disclosed

Accretive Transaction of Leading Energy Technology Provider Expands ICF's Utility and State & Local Government Capabilities

Divestiture Allows Ameresco to Focus on Core Projects, Asset and O&M Businesses

RESTON, Va. and FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and technology services provider, today announced it has acquired Applied Energy Group (AEG), a leading energy technology and advisory services company with over 100 utility management and demand-side energy experts from Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC). AEG provides a suite of integrated technology and advisory solutions to a growing set of electric and gas utilities, state and local governments, and state energy offices nationwide.

AEG brings to ICF a highly trusted energy technology platform that centralizes management of various demand-side management (DSM) programs, including energy efficiency, demand response, load management and more. The cloud-based platform offers real-time business intelligence and analytics to help organizations ensure programs provide grid reliability and affordability. AEG also brings to ICF best-in-class advisory services which provide market assessments, potential energy studies, as well as program planning, design, implementation and evaluation services. ICF and AEG have partnered together on a growing number of utility programs and services projects for over a decade.

AEG is projected to generate approximately $30 million in annual revenue in 2024 at margins comparable to ICF's overall commercial energy business. AEG's revenues are expected to increase at least at a mid-teens rate in 2025, and the transaction is anticipated to be immediately accretive to ICF's Non-GAAP EPS.