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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.

Ambient CO2 Scrubbing Grifters

Ambient CO2 Scrubbing Grifters

The origin of this post is a spicy Zerohedge article, The Phony Climate Change Catastrophe, specifically, carbon ...
Reorganize Portfolios and Redirect Incentives for 10X Impacts

Reorganize Portfolios and Redirect Incentives for 10X Impacts

A couple weeks ago, I quickly read this article, Cracking the Code - Aligned Incentives, on EnergyCentral.com. It ...
Electricity Market Manipulation – Higher Costs, More Emergencies

Electricity Market Manipulation – Higher Costs, More Emergencies

East of the Mississippi, we haven’t had a heat-induced stress test of the electric grid for a long time. I don’t ...
Energy Transition – Four Factors to Watch

Energy Transition – Four Factors to Watch

We open this week’s Energy Rant with a called shot. Michael and Chantell Sackett are enjoying fresh mulch provided ...
Four Steps for Energy Transition

Four Steps for Energy Transition

I spent last week in California, where the energy transition is being jammed at a breakneck pace like a square peg ...
CO2 Pipelines and Ethanol – Entropy Factories

CO2 Pipelines and Ethanol – Entropy Factories

Now and then, a seemingly dumb idea flies through my neocortex like a bat at dusk. Bats have Mr. Magoovian ...
Chevron Going Down

Chevron Going Down

Last year I wrote that the Supreme Court of the United States, SCOTUS, ruling in the West Virginia case, is a sign ...
If We Are Serious About Environmental Justice

If We Are Serious About Environmental Justice

This week’s Energy Rant was guest written by Teri Lutz, Director of Sales & Marketing at Michaels Energy. Teri ...
Electric Vehicle Plans With the End in Mind

Electric Vehicle Plans With the End in Mind

This week I’m repackaging recent news on electric vehicle (EV) developments – market, technical, and utility ...
Giant Killing Customer Experience

Giant Killing Customer Experience

The snow has melted for now, although a foot of snow is forecasted overnight as I draft this. The lake ice is ...
Electric Utility 2050

Electric Utility 2050

As we prepare to take our energy storage solutions to market, I gathered recent news reports, analyzed them all, ...
Smart Renewables Cool the Climate Apocalypse

Smart Renewables Cool the Climate Apocalypse

My passion is applying the right technology in the right place and at the right time for maximum effectiveness. ...
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