Lime Energy's Strategy Is Validated By Award From Central Hudson

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): On March first, Lime Energy (NASD:LIME) announced the sale of its Energy Service Contracting (ESCO) bus

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): Several readers have asked me if I still recommend buying Lime Energy (LIME) now that it looks like the company could be delisted from NASDAQ on February 2nd.

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): When Lime Energy (LIME) reported accounting problems, including the possibility of fictitious revenue on July 17, investors abandoned the stock, unwilling to own a company in which they knew the financial statements to be misstated

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): Last week, when Lime Energy (NASD:LIME) announced that an internal investigation by its audit committee

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): This article is intended as a companion piece to Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2012 .

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): In my model portfolios of ten clean energy stocks for 2013 and six alternatives,

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): Portfolio performanceMarch was a volatile month for clean energy, with many of my picks reporting earnings.

I see Lime Energy (NASD:LIME) as a good turn around play. Most investors have dismissed Lime because it operates in a competitive, low margin business, and so are unaware of the utility focused strategy which will both provide Lime with barriers to competition and longer term recurring revenues. Investors who buy now, especially in the wake of the first quarter's earnings disappointment, should see above market returns over the next couple years as the benefits of the new strategy flow through to margins and earnings.