by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 6, 2017 | Energy Rant
Don’t you hate it when the holidays come, and the A-Team of whatever it may be – radio show hosts, NPR, WPR, other talk radio and news stations – play their “best of” broadcasts? It is essentially retreads of irrelevant, untimely information. Of course we don’t...
by Liz Haworth | Jun 12, 2017 | Energy Rant
June 1, 2017. Does that ring a bell? To many, it is a day of infamy – the day Trump bid adieu to the Paris climate deal, accord, treaty, or whatever (Paris). Since then, I have read many an article, LinkedIn posts, and Tweets filled with wailing and gnashing of...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 22, 2017 | Energy Rant
Last week we revealed the five priorities of saving energy: Shut it off Slow it down, set it back (temperature, etc.) Reduce waste Retrofit or replace with efficient equipment Don’t be stupid Speaking of don’t be stupid, if you didn’t read last week’s post… In this...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 15, 2017 | Energy Rant
This post features concepts everyone can use to identify terrific savings opportunities, even if you did not take beloved calculus and thermodynamics. Let’s review a general hierarchy of typical energy efficiency families: 1. Shut it off 2. Slow it down, set it back...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 8, 2017 | Energy Rant
This week, I am joined by someone who actually knows what she is talking about: Kristin Laursen, our Director of Marketing and Business Development. The two of us attended the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) Spring Conference in Salt Lake City last...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 1, 2017 | Energy Rant
We are taking a break from exergy this week, and we are going to examine what is happening in distorted electricity markets around the country. This will be somewhat of a sequel to Regulating Deregulation and Wind’s Other Big Subsidy. Too much of a good thing,...
