by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 7, 2026 | Energy Rant
I’m taking a detour off the industrial efficiency road this week to mention a few things about soaring electricity prices and what’s causing them. Like big oil, big tech is an easy target because trillions of dollars are involved, and who feels sorry for Elon Musk,...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 31, 2026 | Energy Rant
Industrial facilities love a good checklist: swap in premium motors, add variable frequency drives, call it efficiency. But when it comes to motors and drives, that plug-and-play mindset can backfire. In many cases, the difference between real savings and wasted...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 23, 2026 | Energy Rant
Industrial companies love to say energy efficiency is a priority. And technically, that’s true. But if you look at where the money is actually going, it’s mostly the same playbook: lighting upgrades, better HVAC units, maybe some motor replacements. Safe, familiar,...
by Liz Haworth | Mar 16, 2026 | Energy Rant
Written by guest blogger Liz Haworth, VP of Marketing at Michaels Energy Jeff is out of town, which means the Energy Rant microphone landed on my desk. As Michaels Energy’s marketing lead and current Chair of the AESP Board, I spend a lot of time thinking about how...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 10, 2026 | Energy Rant
To my surprise, it’s been over half a year, 27 weeks to be exact, since I’ve written about soaring electricity prices. DNYUZ, “an Armenian website that plagiarizes content word for word from major news sources,” according to...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 3, 2026 | Energy Rant
I spent last week in HOT San Diego at the AESP Annual Conference. It was 20 degrees above average, hanging out in the 85-90°F range of blazing afternoon temperatures. It felt like late June in the upper Midwest. Multiple locals noted that “this is not normal.” For...
