Frank J. Richards, PE, CEP President Contact

Frank received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1968; has been a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1974 and in the State of Hawaii since 1997; is a Certified Energy Procurement Professional (CEP); and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers (on Board of Directors for Lincoln Chapter), the Association of Energy Engineers, Association of Facility Engineers, The Conestoga Foundrymen’s Association, DOE’s Motor Challenge Program and the Lancaster, PA Chamber of Commerce. Prior to establishing The Richards’ Energy Group in 1995, his industrial experience included 25 years with the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company and 2 years with the Eastman Kodak Company.

For the past 19 years, Frank’s customers have included some of the largest industrial and commercial firms in central-eastern Pennsylvania. His services to these customers have ranged from walk-through energy audits to in-depth process studies of alternative technologies, including analysis of capital, operating and maintenance costs. For the previous 16 years, he developed technical and analytical skills in the areas of electrical distribution, transmission, network analysis, voltage profiling, contingency analysis, 2 to 5 year planning studies and quality control testing and evaluation.

Frank’s “win-win” approach to marketing and service to customers has resulted in national, regional and corporate recognition. He has presented several papers on energy issues at the World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta, the Competitive Energy Congress in Boston and West Coast Energy Management Congress in Anaheim sponsored by the Association of Energy Engineers, the Industrial Energy Technology Conference in Houston sponsored by Texas A&M University, and the National Facility Management & Technology conference in Baltimore, MD. Over the past several years, kudos have included a national second-place award from the Edison Electric Institute Marketing Achievement Competition, state-wide first-place and honorable-mention awards from the Pennsylvania Electric Association Industrial and Commercial Competition, and company-wide first-place award from the Pennsylvania Power & Light Marketing Recognition Competition.

Coupling his engineering background with public presentation skills and a keen interest in motivating people, Frank has been able to provide a meaningful extension of his “win-win” philosophy, whether he is educating by teaching courses in Industrial Power Distribution or entertaining by singing folk songs with his guitar.

REG, the Richards Energy Group, was established in Landisville, PA in 1995. REG has been an approved electric supplier in PA since 1999, licensed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. REG also holds an FCC radio license for developing a wireless metering network covering most of eastern Pennsylvania. Richards Energy Group incorporated in January of 2004

Peter F. Richards, EIT, CEM, BEP Energy Engineer Contact Peter earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from York College. His background brings experience ranging from manufacturing process studies and analysis to engineering design. Peter works with the REG team to perform energy audits and implementation of new cutting edge technologies in the office and in the field.

Mike Frey, CEP Procurement Manager Contact Mike graduated with honors from York College of Pennsylvania with a B.S. degree in economics and finance. As Procurement Manager, his primary function is to negotiate and secure favorable electric supply contracts for members of our electric purchasing consortium, known as REAP (Richards Energy Affinity Program). With a focus on customer service, and strong analytical skills, Mike helps our customers to understand and manage their electric costs. He monitors wholesale electric prices, negotiates electric purchase contracts, and monitors customer electric bills to verify accurate billing from the utility companies and electric suppliers. Mike is credentialed in energy purchasing, having earned the designation of CEP (Certified Energy Procurement Professional) through the Association of Energy Engineers.

Stephanie Baylor Assistant Office Manager Contact Stephanie worked for 9 years as an employee supervisor and human resource assistant for a local health insurance company before coming to work at Richards Energy Group. Previously she had worked for over ten years in retail management. Stephanie rounded out her education with classes at Penn State in business and computers. Currently she works on getting new clients into REG’s system, assists the electric procurement department, and keeps track of a large variety of day-to-day office operations and procedures.

Tina Warner Sales/Senior Account Analyst Contact Tina previously trained and worked in the nursing field as a supervisor for 14 years before moving into the Quality Assurance industry.  Her current responsibilities are many, including but not limited to: analyzing electric accounts, promoting REG at conferences, recruiting demand response participants, providing customer care, and invoicing.

Andrew Fritz Lighting Department Contact Andrew moved to the lighting department to assist Peter Richards with a growing number of lighting retrofit projects. He conducts lighting audits, creates retrofit proposals, and implements accepted projects. Andrew also takes care of CFL sales. In addition to working at REG, Andrew is attending Millersville University full-time to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Economics.

Lew Knepp Vice President Contact

Don Hornung, CEM, CEP, CEA Consultant Contact

Linda Ulmer Administrative Assistant Contact

Michele Leabhart Office Manager Contact

Victor Wueschinski IT Manager Contact

Jeff Doane Operations Contact

Greg Steinmetz Sales Manager Contact

Travis Keeney Manager – Lighting Services Contact