by Jeff Ihnen | May 6, 2025 | Energy Rant
To update readers on my 2025 harbingers posted on January 7, the title nails one thing: “2025 in One Word: DOWZH,”. Declaration: Victory. Some Fans Turn on Their Man One result is the schism between Elon Musk and his Tesla-buying fan base. However, I will...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 29, 2025 | Energy Rant
It is challenging to avoid artificial intelligence and its implications for the electric grid and limit AI-centric blog posts to one per month. This post follows up and doubles down on AI, Manufacturing, and the Bridge Out Ahead, which discussed Trump’s tariffs,...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 21, 2025 | Energy Rant
Did you notice the lights flickering or dimming around noon on Saturday? That was me stomping on the AI gas pedals to inspire this week’s edition of the Energy Rant. I asked ChatGPT for an example of thinking outside the box, which, duh, is precisely what artificial...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 15, 2025 | Energy Rant
Daylight Savings Rant It’s looking bleak for my annual predictions from January. I must come from behind to realize a 50% hit rate. Last week, Trump implored Congress to make daylight saving permanent. Zerohedge provides a comprehensive assessment of issues from...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 8, 2025 | Energy Rant
President Trump plans to remake the world economy, and he’s not going to flinch on the tariffs he leveled on “liberation day,” April 2, 2025. The man is resolute, noting for 40 years that the United States has been “ripped off” by nations...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 31, 2025 | Energy Rant
Some readers may recall headlines last fall stating that the PJM Interconnection would stop accepting energy efficiency resources for its forward capacity auctions. Capacity auctions work in the following simplified process: Local distribution companies, aka...
