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Nov 26

Baselining Hype Away

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant No Comments

It was the summer of 2001, the year of the shark. Sharks were attacking humans all over the world like crazy. It was also the summer of the Gary Condit scandal. Never heard of Gary Condit? He was a congressman from California who had an affair with an intern, and the intern went missing. Look at the guy. Wouldn’t you like to buy a used car from, or have your daughter work for this guy? The outcomes were as follows: in August, The Wall Street Journal had reported, in a nonchalant manor, that the number of worldwide shark attacks were…

Nov 05

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Talking Heads

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant, Utility Stuff No Comments

This is not about the excellent 80s band, unfortunately. Companies that provide necessities of life serve as punching bags to the public, media, and politicians. I’ve said this before. This week, we have more examples of beating up electricity and other utility providers. First, as I was explaining in my “Energy Efficiency 101” course Friday for new and recent hires at Michaels Energy, power companies are expected to provide power 24/7, every minute of the day, hell or high water, with no emissions, no nukes, out of sight, and with negligible cost. It would be easier and less controversial to…