Lime Energy Co. today announced that it will publish its first quarter operating results after the market close on Thursday, May 10th.

Huntersville, NC – May 7, 2012 – Lime Energy Co. (Nasdaq: LIME), today announced that it will publish its first quarter operating results after the market close on Thursday, May 10th.  The same day, Lime Energy will hold a conference call at 4:30 ET to discuss the results.

Investors can access the call by dialing toll free 1-866-730-5770 and entering passcode 25722653. International callers can dial 1-857-350-1594 and use the same passcode.

The call will be available for replay until July 10, 2012 by dialing toll free 1-888-286-8010 or 1-617-801-6888.
The replay will require use of passcode: 50080979.

The call can also be accessed through Lime Energy’s Investor Relations section of its website at https://www.lime-energy.com. This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and is being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at https://www.fulldisclosure.com, Thomson/CCBN’s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson’s password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (https://www.streetevents.com).

Lime Energy is building a clean energy future.  As one of the nation’s leading providers of clean energy solutions, Lime brings over 25 years of delivering economically viable efficiency and renewable energy solutions that benefit communities and protect the environment.  Lime’s platform includes some of the energy industry’s most experienced professionals and an expansive geographic footprint with over 350 employees at 18 locations in North America.  Lime Energy’s services include integrated energy engineering, consulting and the implementation of solutions that enable customers to reduce their facility’s energy consumption, lower their operating and maintenance costs and reduce their carbon footprint.  The company’s stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol LIME.  Additional information is available at www.lime-energy.com or by emailing info@lime-energy.com.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including statements that reflect Lime Energy’s current expectations about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Lime Energy has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words and phrases such as “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “hope,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plan,” “should,” “typical,” “preliminary,” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to Lime Energy and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause Lime Energy’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward- looking statements. These risks include those described in Lime Energy’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or as may be described from time to time in Lime Energy’s subsequent SEC filings; such factors are incorporated here by reference.

Investor Relations
Glen Akselrod,
Bristol Capital Ltd.
Telephone (905) 326-1888
E-mail: glen@bristolir.com