by Jessica Wagner | Jul 7, 2026 | Energy Rant
This week’s Energy Rant is brought to you by guest writer Jessica Wagner, Director of Marketing at Michaels. The topic of a recent meeting brought to mind a key tenet of so many things in work and life: consistency. I currently serve as the co-chair of my...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 30, 2026 | Energy Rant
Powering AI Background Last week, I described the advantages of data centers bringing their own behind-the-meter (BTM) power, which include speed to power delivery (of course, that’s what they want) and reduced risk of stranded assets that other rate payers...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 23, 2026 | Energy Rant
Leading off with a semi-joke, a couple of weeks ago, I saw this amusing yet serious post from the Trump Department of Energy. This X post says the administration saved 43 coal plants and helped build two more. At almost the same time, they released a fact sheet that...
by Jake Millette | Jun 17, 2026 | The Big Why
The purpose of energy efficiency programs is to eventually cease to exist because the market no longer needs them. Program administrators use programs to overcome barriers to energy efficiency, often through incentives, training, or information, and hope these...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 16, 2026 | Energy Rant
2026 Mid America Regulatory Conference Women Leaders Reporting from the annual Mid America Regulatory Conference (MARC), this year held in Madison, Wisconsin, it kicked off with a fascinating panel of female leaders in and adjacent to our industry – male-dominated, I...
by Stan Nabozny | Jun 11, 2026 | The Decarbonized Cold Chain
Or are you solving the wrong problem? Most refrigerated facilities don’t have an efficiency problem. They have a timing problem. Doors open, compressors ramp, defrost stacks at exactly the wrong moment. For 15 minutes, demand spikes… and your bill is set. IceRack™...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 9, 2026 | Energy Rant
Who’s making money on AI? So far, it’s like the gold rush when the makers of picks, shovels, and blue jeans made all the money. In the case of AI, the makers of picks and shovels include: Electrical infrastructure: ABB, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 2, 2026 | Energy Rant
Here in our tenth and final Rant on the top ten industrial energy-saving foci, I assess and summarize opportunities in advanced process controls, real-time optimization, digital twins, and artificial intelligence. I would say that advanced controls and AI are to...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 26, 2026 | Energy Rant
This week, we wrap up thermal integration in industrial processes. Thermal integration, also known as pinch analysis, is similar to / same as maximizing exergy recovery. Let’s start by defining these two concepts with the help of Chat. Pinch analysis is a method...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 19, 2026 | Energy Rant
This week, we roll on to number eight on the top ten list of industrial efficiency measures: waste heat recovery. I already covered some waste-heat recovery technologies and approaches in process heating; specifically, boiler stack gas economizers. Waste Heat Power...
