Energy Rant
Cut through the fluff with candid, expert takes on energy policy, programs, and industry trends. Written by our CEO, Jeff Ihnen, the Energy Rant is a blog that challenges assumptions, questions status quos, and delivers sharp insights with just the right dose of irreverence.
Electric Vehicle Deep Dive Gems
I learned some interesting new things as I prepared and updated content for my presentation to the Wisconsin ...
Merchant Generators Power Data Centers Behind the Meter
Google is still playing the carbon-free hall of mirrors, this time, claiming Gemini inquiries only result in 0.03 ...
Perspectives from Data Center World
You may have seen last week that Consumers Energy sold its 13 hydroelectric dams for $1 each. Elon Musk, nor ...
The Barrel, The Brand, and The Backlash
Guest blogger Liz Haworth, VP of Marketing at Michaels Energy
That’s right, Jeff handed me the keys to The ...
Regulatory Bureaucracy Drives Electricity Prices Higher
I like to stay ahead of the curve here at the Rant, but I would have needed to call play-by-play like Kirk ...
Renewables, The Scam of the Century?
First, A Branding Whetter.
Two weeks ago, I peppered the Big Three Automakers, Ford, General Motors, and the ...
The Chinese Communist Hedgehog’s Dam Project
Doing a minor cleanup on personal transportation this week, here in the beloved City of La Crosse, I have one ...
Automobile Preferences and Adolescent Food Fights
Last week, The Wall Street Journal quietly mentioned that the transition to electric vehicles died months ago. ...
Defending Utilities and RTOs
This week, I'm providing the other side of last week's Less for More Train. From my 30 years of observation in and ...
All Aboard the Less for More Train
Michaels Energy was founded in 1984 in the wake of the 1970s energy crises when fear of energy starvation gripped ...
A Dive Into Nuclear Power Financials
Saving the best for last, there was a session at the Mid-America Regulatory Conference entitled Nuclear, Go Small ...
Precedented Times in the Utility Space
This week, I am just about wrapping up everything from the Mid-America Regulatory Conference held in Indianapolis. ...
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