WORCESTER, MA--(Marketwire - Jun 13, 2011) - World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES), a leading energy management services firm, today announced it will host a new webinar, "What is a Virtual Energy Audit?," on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 2:00pm ET.

Today commercial buildings account for approximately 20% of U.S. energy consumption, and with federal, state and city "green-building" mandates mounting, the need to make commercial properties more energy efficient has never been more pressing.

Ironically, most energy efficiency initiatives begin with a "facility audit," a holdover from pre-Internet days described by one expert in the field as "guys counting light bulbs." This is a time-consuming and expensive process, especially if you are dealing with multiple properties.

Fortunately, there is a better way, and we've got it.

The Virtual Energy Audit™ (VEA) is a software-based solution that enables commercial building owners and managers to identify, evaluate, execute and manage retrofit opportunities for a single property or across an entire portfolio. Now, companies can accurately measure the efficiency of their buildings in a matter of days -- as opposed to the months typically required of traditional walk-through audits -- and at a fraction of the cost. Equally exciting, Virtual Energy Audits can simulate various retrofit and energy management options, making it easy to identify and assess new opportunities as market conditions change.

If you're responsible for your organization's energy efficiency and looking for a smarter building audit solution, please join us for this informative webinar.

Webinar Details:

WHO: Derek Warnick, Advanced Product Manager, World Energy Solutions

WHAT: "What is a Virtual Energy Audit?" webinar

WHEN: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 2:00pm ET

WHERE: Register at http://www.worldenergy.com/webinars/whats-a-virtual-energy-audit/

WHY: Key Webinar Takeaways:

• How VEAs work and what you can learn from them about your energy usage
• How VEAs can help you improve energy efficiency and prioritize retrofits
• How companies are tailoring VEAs to their unique efficiency needs

About World Energy Solutions, Inc.
World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES) is an energy management services firm that brings together the passion, processes and technologies to take the complexity out of energy management and turn it into bottom-line impact for the businesses, institutions and governments we serve. To date, the Company has transacted more than $20 billion in energy, demand response and environmental commodities on behalf of its customers, creating more than $1 billion in value for them. World Energy is also a leader in the global carbon market, where its World Energy Exchange® supports the ground-breaking Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's (RGGI) cap and trade program for CO2 emissions. For more information, please visit www.worldenergy.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following: our revenue and backlog are dependent on actual future energy purchases pursuant to completed procurements; the demand for our services is affected by changes in regulated prices or cyclicality or volatility in competitive market prices for energy; and there are factors outside our control that affect transaction volume in the electricity market. Additional risk factors are identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.