by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 20, 2026 | Energy Rant
I have written in the last three or four years, at least seven times, that you have a free market or you do not, specifically when it comes to deregulated electricity markets. Here are excerpts Chat pulled for us: “Governments and regulators cannot keep their...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 14, 2026 | Energy Rant
Since I recently dedicated four Energy Rant posts to heat recovery from industrial facilities, including data centers, this Fortune article, titled “The energy economy’s biggest waste problem is already inside the system,” caught my attention. The...
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 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...
