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Efficiency at ACEEE – Something New, Something New

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Last week, I participated in ACEEE’s Summer Study for Buildings in Pacific Grove. This week’s Rant features themes of our industry’s direction as described by the hundreds of papers presented at the conference. Most of what I’ve been writing about in recent months is happening in many places. Hurray! EISApcolypse?  Bring It! EISA (you say ee-suh, I say I-suh), otherwise known as the Energy Independence and Security Act, will in 2020 mandate the use of light emitting diodes as the standard for applications. While EISA may not mandate LEDs, or even mandate LED-level efficacy, the horse has left the barn.…
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Blockchain Energy Authentication and the Cheaters’ Nightmare

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One sign of a good teacher is how many things stick with a student through life. As I thought through the Bitcoin maze, I thought of the following gems I collected from my personal finance instructor: Anything is worth what someone else is willing to pay for it (I add my own to this – everything is for sale if the price is right). You will never grow broke taking a profit. If the price isn’t zero, it can always go lower. The most likely price in the future is the current price. Those statements apply mostly to securities, and…
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