Efficiency, Comfort, and Equity at Scale

Whole-Building Upgrades

Coordinated in-unit and common-area upgrades minimize disruption while delivering immediate savings and deeper retrofits from HVAC, water heating, and more.

Key Features:

  • Integrated Delivery: No-cost installs plus incentives and project roadmaps drive whole-building performance.
  • Faster Implementation: Mobile-tools, AI-powered reviews, preferred pricing for contractors in Smart Commerce Supply, and in-house teams speed savings and reduce admin load.
Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

We provide cohort-based energy management training, 1:1 energy coaching, and normalized meter-based M&V to equip property teams for sustained savings.

Key Features:

  • Equity-First Approach: We prioritize affordable housing and resident input to ensure inclusive, community-driven outcomes.
  • Lasting Results: High-touch engagement and ops improvements deliver 3-7% annual savings that persist year-over-year.
Meter-Based Savings

Pay-for-performance models use AMI data to measure whole-building savings, rewarding verified results over deemed estimates. This approach supports equitable investment by targeting buildings with the greatest opportunity for savings and resident benefit.

Key Features:

  • Verified Performance: Incentives are tied to actual, weather-normalized savings for greater transparency and accountability.
  • Data-Informed Equity: Analytics identify underserved properties with the highest savings potential, ensuring impactful investment.
Pre-Enrolled Devices

Smart thermostats, water heaters, and other connected devices are installed and automatically enrolled in DR or VPP programs—ensuring equitable access and immediate grid benefits.

Key Features:

  • Ready to Respond: Devices are installed, connected, and enrolled before our team leaves the building.
  • Friction-Free Enrollment: Pre-enrolled devices eliminate setup barriers, ensuring participation across diverse resident populations from day one.
Energy- and Water-Saving Kits

Tailored kits with easy-to-install products empower residents to save energy and boost comfort—no property manager needed. Flexible distribution and product options fit any community.

Key Features:

  • Resident-Centered Design: Custom kits match resident needs, building type, and prior upgrades for higher satisfaction and savings. performance.
  • Equity in Action: Multilingual image-based installation instructions and inclusive outreach ensure access for all, including underserved households.
Contractor Education and Workforce Development

We expand access to clean energy careers through local training and credentials—partnering with community colleges and other orgs to upskill diverse contractors and build lasting opportunity.

Key Features:

  • Inclusive Workforce Growth: We recruit and elevate underrepresented contractors to boost equity and local impact.
  • Accessible Training: Multilingual, culturally relevant support and mentoring help all participants succeed in delivering high-quality retrofits.

All Multifamily Program Solutions

  • Audit/Assessment – Energy Efficiency
  • Audit/Assessment – Virtual
  • Audit/Assessment – Electrification Readiness
  • Building Electrification
  • Building Electrification – Heat Pump Installation
  • Decarbonization
  • Direct Install
  • Education – Contractor
  • Kits
  • Flexible Load Management – Direct Load Control
  • Flexible Load Management – Pre-Enrolled Devices
  • Flexible Load Management – BYOD
  • Flexible Load Management – Installation
  • Smart Commerce Marketplace
  • Smart Commerce Express
  • Smart Commerce Supply
  • Trade Ally Supply
  • Meter-Based Savings Programs
  • Rebates – Custom
  • Rebates – Midstream
  • Rebates – Prescriptive
  • Strategic Energy Management (SEM)
  • Transportation Electrification – EV & EVSE Education
  • Transportation Electrification – EVSE Make-Ready
  • Transportation Electrification – Managed Charging
  • Transportation Electrification – EVSE Marketplace
  • Whole-Home – Weatherization
  • Whole-Home – Market Rate
  • Whole-Home – Income-Qualified
  • Whole-Home – Health & Safety

Multifamily Program Delivery Benefits

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Full-Building Impact. Serve units, common areas, and portfolios with coordinated delivery.

Equity-Driven Reach. Deliver proven strategies for income-qualified and underserved communities.

Transparent Reporting. Access building- to portfolio-level tracking with available AMI-integrated verification.

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Equitable Energy Access. Expand program reach into affordable and underserved multifamily markets.

Policy-to-Performance. Translate climate and housing policies into measurable energy results.

Compliance-Ready. Align with BEPS, benchmarking, and electrification mandates.

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Bring Lasting Savings to Every Building

From single properties to multi-property portfolios, Franklin Energy helps utilities and state energy offices deliver savings and comfort to every unit—while advancing decarbonization, equity, and inclusion goals.

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