by Michaels Energy | Jul 15, 2024 | News
From the Green Insider Podcast Stan Nabozny, the Thermal Energy Consulting Director from Michaels Energy, is a name that’s becoming increasingly synonymous with innovation and sustainability in the energy sector. His recent appearance on The Green Insider podcast has...
by Michaels Energy | Jul 10, 2024 | The Big Why
I recently bought an electric lawn mower. I’m not one to gush (or really care) about lawn equipment (or my lawn, for that matter), but I must say my electric lawn mower is amazing. I feel like it has changed my life. And apparently I am not alone. I read an ACEEE...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 8, 2024 | Energy Rant
This week, we are continuing with 40 years of Michaels Energy and energy efficiency history, focusing on the years of growth. As alluded to in the last post, The Great Depression of energy efficiency hit in 1999, or to be a bit more precise, 1998. Data from the...
by Elisabeth Bischoff | Jul 3, 2024 | Certifications
A LEED credential denotes proficiency in today’s sustainable design, construction and operations standards. Not only do we have engineers on staff with this certification, we’ve also helped many of our clients earn this certification. In addition, our very own...
by Elisabeth Bischoff | Jul 3, 2024 | Certifications
The veteran-owned business must be officially verified by the Department of Veteran Affairs as a VOSB. As of 2018, the VOSB certification places Michaels Energy on a respected list of veteran-owned businesses that are government approved providers of high quality...
by Jessica Wagner | Jul 3, 2024 | Awards
In 2024, Michaels Energy participated in the Inc. Magazines Best Workplaces program and in turn earned the title. This program measures a wide range of research-validated workplace factors that impact employee engagement and satisfaction. Inc. Magazine’s Best...
by Jessica Wagner | Jul 3, 2024 | Awards
Michaels Energy was awarded a spot on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States in 2023. In 2023, Michaels achieved 103% growth, putting the company over 100 employees for the first time! To qualify, companies must have been founded and...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 25, 2024 | Energy Rant
1984 This year is our company’s 40th anniversary. Michaels Engineering launched on Friday, March 23, 1984. What else was going on in 1984? Apple launched the Macintosh, the first computer on sale with a mouse and a graphical user interface; sale price: $2500,...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 18, 2024 | Energy Rant
I attended the Mid-America Regulator Conference in Minneapolis last week. This post features issues of the day presented by utilities, commissioners, intervenors, technology providers, and sundry stakeholders. Load Growth Back in the day, we canoed the rivers and...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 10, 2024 | Energy Rant
One of many sources of information that fuel my brain to write this blog is the American Energy Society’s Energy Matters newsletter. The newsletter features many items I don’t find elsewhere, and impressively, they seem unbiased – it is what it is. Power Generation...
