Franklin Energy Services, LLC, a leading national energy efficiency program implementation firm, announced its merger with GoodCents ® and Resource Action Programs to form the combined company, Franklin Energy Group.

Prior to the alliance, the three firms provided energy efficiency, demand response and education services to utilities, states and municipalities. Now, they have pooled talent and their core knowledge to develop what will be the utility industry's most substantial offering of demand side management services and solutions.

"The sole purpose of this merger is to strengthen what we bring to the table for our clients," said Paul Schuller, Franklin Energy Group CEO. "We never stop looking for better ways to support our clients and achieve results for their customers and their programs. By teaming up with GoodCents ® and RAP, we're working with the best in the industry. This puts us ahead of the competition and positions our businesses to better respond to our clients' needs and requests for innovation."

"The management and resources across all three companies add up to depth and breadth you're not going to see anywhere else in the energy services industry," added Tom Kouris, vice president of operations. "We're all in this together and we've integrated the expertise and resources of our combined teams to focus on exceeding our client's expectations."

GoodCents | www.goodcents.com

Resource Action Programs | www.resourceaction.com

Franklin Energy Group | www.franklinenergy.com