Lime Energy to Present at the Wedbush Morgan Securities Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Conference November 3, 2009

Lime Energy Company (Nasdaq:LIME), a leading provider of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions, today announced that David Asplund, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Wedbush Morgan Securities Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Conference at the W Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Lime Energy is scheduled to present at 2:15 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on November 3, 2009. The presentation will include a discussion of the Company's business operations, financial results, strategic initiatives and prospects for the future. The slide presentation and a live webcast of the event will be accessible from the "Investor Relations" section of Lime Energy's website (www.lime-energy.com). Following the live webcast, an archived version will be available on the Lime Energy website.

About Lime Energy Co.

Lime Energy is a leading provider of integrated energy engineering, consulting and implementation solutions specializing in improving the energy efficiency of our clients' facilities, reducing their operating costs and carbon emissions. We focus on two specific markets: the commercial and industrial market, including utilities, and the public sector market, working primarily with energy service companies ("ESCOs"). Our clients include commercial and industrial businesses, property owners and managers, utilities, and ESCOs serving U.S. government and educational institutions. We focus on deploying solutions to reduce the energy-related expenditures of our client's facilities and the impact of their energy use on the environment, including energy efficient lighting upgrades, energy efficiency mechanical and electrical retrofit and upgrade services, water conservation, weatherization and renewable project development and implementation. We provide energy efficiency solutions across all of our clients' facilities, ranging from high-rise office buildings to manufacturing plants, retail sites, mixed use complexes and large, government sites to small, local facilities. The company's stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol LIME. Additional information is available at the company's website at www.lime-energy.com or by calling 847-437-1666.

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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," "intends," "estimates," "plan," "should," "typical," "preliminary," "hope," 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 in 2009 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks are referenced in Lime Energy's current Annual Report on form 10-K or as may be described from time to time in Lime Energy's subsequent SEC filings; and such factors as incorporated by reference.

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