Evergreen Solar To Host Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Conference Call on

    Business Editors

    MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2005--Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of solar power products with proprietary, low-cost manufacturing technology, today announced that it will release its fourth-quarter and year-end financial results before the market opens on Thursday, February 24, 2005.
    Management will conduct a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) that morning to review the Company's fourth-quarter and year-end financial results as well as its recent joint venture announcement. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Individuals interested in listening to the webcast should log onto the "Investors" section of Evergreen Solar's website, www.evergreensolar.com, prior to the event.
    The call also can be accessed by dialing (913) 981-4900 or (800) 810-0924 prior to the start of the call. For those unable to join the live conference call, a replay will be available from 2:00 p.m. (ET) on February 24 through midnight (ET) on March 2 at (719) 457-0820 or (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 5494828), or by visiting the Company's website.

    About Evergreen Solar, Inc.

    Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR) develops, manufactures and markets solar power products using the Company's proprietary low-cost manufacturing technologies. The products provide reliable and environmentally clean electric power in global markets. Solar power applications include complete power systems for electric utility customers choosing to generate their own environmentally benign power, as well as wireless power for remote homes, water pumping, lighting and rural electrification. For more information visit www.evergreensolar.com.

    Evergreen Solar(R) is a registered trademark of Evergreen Solar, Inc.

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CONTACT: Evergreen Solar, Inc. Richard G. Chleboski, 508-357-2221 x218 Chief Financial Officer investors@evergreensolar.com or Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc. Jim Buckley, 617-542-5300 eslr@investorrelations.com

KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENVIRONMENT MANUFACTURING ENERGY EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Evergreen Solar, Inc.

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