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.
FERC – Easier Said than Settled
Powering AI Background
Last week, I described the advantages of data centers bringing their own behind-the-meter ...
Can Data Centers Bring Their Own Power Without Raising Rates?
Leading off with a semi-joke, a couple of weeks ago, I saw this amusing yet serious post from the Trump Department ...
Women Leaders, Data Center Warnings, and a Trillionaire
2026 Mid America Regulatory Conference
Women Leaders
Reporting from the annual Mid America Regulatory Conference ...
Picks, Shovels, and AI – Buy Results, not Hype
Who's making money on AI? So far, it's like the gold rush when the makers of picks, shovels, and blue jeans made ...
Digital Twins, AI, and the Last 10%
Here in our tenth and final Rant on the top ten industrial energy-saving foci, I assess and summarize ...
The Cascade Effect: Stop Paying for Heat You’re Already Making
This week, we wrap up thermal integration in industrial processes. Thermal integration, also known as pinch ...
Chasing the Right Heat: Why Temperature Matters in Waste Heat Recovery
This week, we roll on to number eight on the top ten list of industrial efficiency measures: waste heat recovery. ...
Heat the Load, Not the Air: Rethinking Industrial Process Heating
In this week’s post on industrial efficiency, we are finishing out measure family number seven: process heating. ...
Industrial Process Heating: Fuels, Temperatures, and Efficiency
Moving on with our top ten list of industrial energy efficiency and load management categories, this week we are ...
Oversized Fans and Pumps: How the Cube Law is Draining your Budget
Quirky nerd alert: fans and pumps are the lungs and heart of industrial facilities. They move air, oxygen, heat, ...
Compressed Air: Overused, Misused, and Costly
Last week, I dived into the characteristics and selection factors of air compressors, focusing on full-load and ...
Industrial Efficiency #5: The Compressed Air Problem
After taking a detour from industrial efficiency in posts one and two to evaluate electricity prices and the blame ...
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