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The End of the Energy Rant: See You Down the Road

The End of the Energy Rant: See You Down the Road

by | Aug 12, 2026 | Energy Rant

After seventeen years and 815 editions of the Energy Rant, I am suspending my campaign, as politicians like to say. The truth is, running a growing company doesn’t leave much room on the calendar anymore — the Rant kept getting pushed to Sundays and squeezed...
Laws of Thermodynamics Vote Present

Laws of Thermodynamics Vote Present

by | Aug 4, 2026 | Energy Rant

When I read Yahoo’s assessment of Utility Dive’s article describing the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, better known as ACEEE, the BS and caveat alarms went off. Specifically, “the U.S. could save about $215 billion a year on...
The Peril In Layers of Customer Experience

The Peril In Layers of Customer Experience

by | Jul 28, 2026 | Energy Rant

I’m going off-road this week for a tale of customer experience with an acceptable, but not great, ending. My purpose is not to whine and complain, but to help readers learn about empowerment and putting the customer/client first. It is critical to the success of...
Price Caps and the Electricity Doom Loop

Price Caps and the Electricity Doom Loop

by | 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...