by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 2, 2015 | Energy Rant
I spent considerable time a year ago figuring out the various cost effectiveness tests that are applied to energy efficiency programs. Since they are so bizarre, it took me almost an hour again to relearn it. Thankfully, I documented it in language I can understand,...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 28, 2015 | Energy Rant
Would you like to hear about the founding of Michaels? Great! Jim Michaels, founder and namesake of the company, and Dave Waffenschmidt, current President, had started a flourishing energy efficiency business within a local architect and engineering firm amid the...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 20, 2015 | Energy Rant
Having seen several interesting emails form ACEEE come through during my uber busy week, one of the first things I did as I sat down to pound out this blog Saturday was to take a look and see what they were all about. This one discussing the virtues of the Clean...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 14, 2015 | Energy Rant
I’m not your lover. I’m not your friend. I am something you will never comprehend. Beeeeewwww. I would die 4 U. The wonderful energy efficiency industry in which we all (or most of us) work features program administrators/implementers and evaluators. For a given...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 8, 2015 | Energy Rant
When talking about energy efficiency, one needs to be careful to not spend too much time discussing California – because people not from California DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT! (yes, they shout) However, the rest of the nation can use lessons learned from bleeding...