by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 9, 2015 | Energy Rant
A couple months ago, I co-authored an AESP Strategies article with Diana Husmann from Nexant and Teri Lutz from Tetra Tech. The subject was non-residential behavior programs. One of the undercurrents that was revealed to me in that process is that strategic energy...
by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 2, 2015 | Energy Rant
I spent considerable time a year ago figuring out the various cost effectiveness tests that are applied to energy efficiency programs. Since they are so bizarre, it took me almost an hour again to relearn it. Thankfully, I documented it in language I can understand,...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 28, 2015 | Energy Rant
Would you like to hear about the founding of Michaels? Great! Jim Michaels, founder and namesake of the company, and Dave Waffenschmidt, current President, had started a flourishing energy efficiency business within a local architect and engineering firm amid the...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 20, 2015 | Energy Rant
Having seen several interesting emails form ACEEE come through during my uber busy week, one of the first things I did as I sat down to pound out this blog Saturday was to take a look and see what they were all about. This one discussing the virtues of the Clean...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 14, 2015 | Energy Rant
I’m not your lover. I’m not your friend. I am something you will never comprehend. Beeeeewwww. I would die 4 U. The wonderful energy efficiency industry in which we all (or most of us) work features program administrators/implementers and evaluators. For a given...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 8, 2015 | Energy Rant
When talking about energy efficiency, one needs to be careful to not spend too much time discussing California – because people not from California DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT! (yes, they shout) However, the rest of the nation can use lessons learned from bleeding...
by Jeff Ihnen | Aug 31, 2015 | Energy Rant
The Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) Summer Conference included interesting bookend plenary discussions for this post. The opening plenary featured motivational speaker, Murray Banks; not to be confused with Matt Foley: “eating a steady diet of...
by Jeff Ihnen | Aug 17, 2015 | Energy Rant
This post is brought to you by the International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (IEPEC), circa 19, er 2015. I moderated one session featuring four great papers and presentations concerning residential space heating and cooling. I also observed one concurrent...
by Jeff Ihnen | Aug 10, 2015 | Energy Rant
Perhaps; no doubt; probably; certainly; damn sure, the least liked aspect of my job is reviewing contracts with which the buyers sentence their contractors to unlivable conditions. Anyone watch The Donald lately describing people as “idiots” and “stupid”? The Donald...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 29, 2015 | Energy Rant
This week, I dive into something I have wanted to know more about for some time: efficiency program funding mechanisms. This post is based on a recent paper released by ACEEE, Valuing Efficiency: A Review of Lost Revenue Adjustment Mechanisms. Utilities must be...
