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Ameresco Announces Landmark $240 Million Hydropower Project, Driving Energy Resiliency and Security in Alaska
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & JUNEAU, Alaska, July 08, 2025--Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition, today announced its partnership with Juneau Hydropower, Inc. a recently Licensed Utility to develop, construct and operate a 19.8 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric facility at Sweetheart Lake, 33 miles south of downtown Juneau and its transmission and distribution assets.
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