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EMCOR Group, Inc. Project Receives Environmental Protection Agency "2007 Project Of The Year" Award

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, January 15, 2008 - EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses globally, is proud to announce that a project recently completed for Greentree Landfill Gas Company has been named the “2007 Project of the Year” by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Landfill Methane Outreach Program.

The project at the Greentree landfill site in Kersey, Pennsylvania converts landfill gas into pipeline-quality natural gas, which is then used to produce environmentally clean electric power while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is one of the largest such projects in the country. EMCOR Energy Services (EES) designed and constructed the gas compression and cleaning facility, an eight-mile pipeline and a blending and compression station at the connection to National Fuel Gas Company’s interstate pipeline.

“We are honored to have played an integral role in this innovative project and are proud of the recognition it has received,” said Frank T. MacInnis, Chairman and CEO of EMCOR. “Landfill gas upgrade projects of this nature present a unique opportunity to develop renewable energy sources while providing significant environmental and economic benefits. We look forward to continuing to be at the forefront in this area by providing the expertise to bring this important work to fruition.”

EES also recently completed a similar project for Imperial Landfill Gas Company in Imperial, Pennsylvania, in which the Company designed and built a gas compression and cleaning facility, a five mile pipeline and a blending and compression station at the interstate pipeline connection. The EPA has estimated that there are more than 600 landfills that could be developed in this manner across the country, offering a potential gas flow capacity of over 280 billion cubic feet per year.

Both Greentree Landfill Gas Company and Imperial Landfill Gas Company are affiliates of Beacon Landfill Gas Holdings, LLC, a special purpose company organized to finance, develop and operate landfill gas plants.  Beacon Generating LLC, the principal sponsor of Beacon Landfill Gas Holdings LLC is a private energy development company in McLean, Virginia.

About EMCOR Group, Inc.  

A Fortune 500 company with over $5.0 billion in annual revenues, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services.  EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating and maintaining the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses around the world.  EMCOR represents a rare combination of global reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations worldwide.  The 28,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst America’s “Most Admired” and “Best Performing.”  EMCOR’s diversity---in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans---has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results.  The Company’s strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry.

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995.  Any such comments are based upon information available to EMCOR management’s perception thereof, as of this date, and EMCOR assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding market opportunities, market share growth, gross profit, project mix, projects with varying profit margins, and selling, general and administrative expenses.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.  Accordingly these statements are no guarantee of future performance.  Such risk and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, adverse effects of general economic conditions, changes in the political environment, changes in the specific markets for EMCOR’s services, adverse business conditions, availability of adequate levels of surety bonding, increased competition, unfavorable labor productivity, mix of business, and risks associated with foreign operations.  Certain of the risks and factors associated with EMCOR’s business are also discussed in the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K, its Form 10-Q for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007, and in other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All these risks and factors should be taken into account in evaluating any forward-looking statements.

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