Premier Alliance Selected to Provide Auto Demand Response Services for Global Energy Management Company

CHARLOTTE, NC--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2012) - Premier Alliance Group, Inc (OTCBB: PIMO), a professional services company focused on business and technology advisory and consulting services and solutions, today announced that its recent acquisition and Energy Division, GreenHouse Holdings has been engaged to implement Southern California Edison's (SCE) Automated Demand Response (Auto-DR) program for the Southern California facility of a global provider of energy management products and services. GreenHouse has identified over $176,000 of incentives from SCE, which this facility will be eligible for, to apply towards enabling Auto-DR. Once installed and operational the facility will be capable of load shedding up to 580 kW of electricity during peak usage periods.

GreenHouse is a qualified service provider of SCE's Auto-DR program, providing site assessment, feasibility studies, project development, engineering, and installation of enabling technologies including complete processing of all utility documents. This contract includes design, engineering and programming for the energy management and controls systems that will manage facility lighting, HVAC, and equipment testing loads, thus allowing participation in the Auto-DR program.

"I cannot be more proud of our Energy Division and its exceptional staff of consultants and engineers," said John Galt, President of Solutions for Premier Alliance Group. "To be selected for this project by a leader in the energy management space is a testament to their know-how and reputation in the industry."

About Premier Alliance Group, Inc.

Premier Alliance Group, Inc. (OTCBB: PIMO) is a leading provider of business and technology advisory and consulting services. Practice areas of expertise encompass Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Business Performance & Technology, and Finance & Accounting as we assist clients with Risk Management, Compliance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organizational Effectiveness, Project/Program Management, Information Management, Architecture and Software Development. Premier's GreenHouse division is a leading provider of energy efficiency and sustainable facilities solutions. The division designs, engineers and installs solutions and technologies that enable its clients to reduce energy costs and minimize their carbon footprint. Its target markets for energy efficiency solutions include government and military, as well as commercial and industrial markets. In addition, the division develops, designs and constructs rapidly deployable, sustainable facilities primarily for use in disaster relief and security in austere regions. Premier Alliance Group is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. For more information, visit www.premieralliance.com.

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