FOR: WORLD ENERGY SOLUTIONS

WORCESTER, MA--(Marketwire - May 11, 2012) - World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES), a leading energy management services firm, today announced it will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

WHAT: WORLD ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 AT 10:00 A.M. ET

WHERE: BEECHWOOD HOTEL
363 PLANTATION STREET
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01605

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.

For additional information, contact:

Jim Parslow
World Energy Solutions, Inc.
(508) 459-8100
Email Contact

Erika Moran
The Investor Relations Group
(212) 825-3210
Email Contact