by Michaels Energy | Jul 17, 2025 | Awards
Our social media campaign, Let’s Name Our Mascot, was awarded the dotCOMM Gold award in 2025. DotCOMM is an international competition honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication. The competition is unique in that it reflects the role of...
by Michaels Energy | Jul 17, 2025 | Awards
Energy Rant, a blog written weekly by our CEO Jeff Ihnen, was awarded the dotCOMM Platinum award in 2025 for his blog series on Data Centers and AI. DotCOMM is an international competition honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication. The...
by Michaels Energy | Jul 16, 2025 | News
Grand Rapids, Michigan – [July 16, 2025] – In a step toward sustainability and energy resilience, Kids’ Food Basket, in collaboration with Michaels Energy and with a rebate from Consumers Energy, has successfully installed a cutting-edge thermal energy storage system...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 15, 2025 | Energy Rant
This week, I am just about wrapping up everything from the Mid-America Regulatory Conference held in Indianapolis. However, there is so much content that I’m saving the best (nuclear power) for last, next week. Cyber Threats An early session featured a panel of...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 7, 2025 | Energy Rant
During one of my weekend rituals of reading ZeroHedge over lunch, I noticed this article detailing The (Falling) Price Of A July 4th Cookout. It featured Figure 1 from Statista. Although I think it’s impressive that the feast can be purchased for $7 per head, my brain...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 30, 2025 | Energy Rant
Last week, I spent two and a half days at the Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC). This was my third consecutive attendance at the annual MARC. Each conference has featured substantially different, new, and engaging content. Last year’s conference in...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 23, 2025 | Energy Rant
At the close of my Rant last week, Avoiding a Downshift Tailspin with the ITC On Storage, I suggested the Senate spare the investment tax credit (ITC) for electric and thermal energy storage in its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). Canceling the ITC for...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 17, 2025 | Energy Rant
Since the One Big Beautiful Bill (a meme from the 80s comes to mind – gag me with a spoon! ????) has passed, interest groups from every angle have mobilized to steer it in their direction as Senators take it up for handouts to their favorite funding organizations, led...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 10, 2025 | Energy Rant
If you haven’t seen my recent conversation on The False [unrealistic] Promises of Electrification with Katherine Johnson on The KJ Show with Dr. KJ, check it out. I received a lot of great feedback from folks. I don’t grade my work except for my objective,...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 4, 2025 | Energy Rant
Artificial intelligence is reordering society in many ways. Last week, I wrote, “We may not be getting dumber, but we’re demonstrably becoming more dependent on technology, less innovative, and less creative.” Since then, I have read this interesting...
