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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.

Leveling the Skateboard Curve with a Demand Side Attack

Leveling the Skateboard Curve with a Demand Side Attack

NERC sounds alarm on solar tripping in sobering summer reliability report, May 19, 2022, UtilityDive.com. This ...
Blistering Wind and Solar Energy

Blistering Wind and Solar Energy

Grid reliability issues are upon us, and they will become more severe and disruptive in the next 10-20 years. But ...
Abstract Writing with Marvin and The Old 96er

Abstract Writing with Marvin and The Old 96er

I love reading and scoring abstracts, so sign me up! This post provides advice for abstract writing to get ...
Weaponized Energy by Xi and Putin

Weaponized Energy by Xi and Putin

This week I’m going to my news stack, starting with an interesting article from Zerohedge - How Far are We from ...
Importing Illusions & Exporting Pollution

Importing Illusions & Exporting Pollution

I had to go to my well of topics and found this interesting article from Clean Technica from last summer, A ...
Inclusive, Bottom-Up Energy Conversations

Inclusive, Bottom-Up Energy Conversations

According to elites, we mortals need merely 75 gigajoules of energy, aka 75 million Newton-meters per year, to ...
Utility Relationships and Hookup Puns

Utility Relationships and Hookup Puns

I attended Peak Load Management Alliance’s 45th Conference in Baltimore last week, where I captured a quote that ...
A Franchise Organization for Decarb

A Franchise Organization for Decarb

About every six months, while participating in a strategic planning, leadership, marketing, or business ...
Learning from Energy Mistakes Past

Learning from Energy Mistakes Past

There are no such things as unintended consequences. There are consequences and ignorance, and as I’ll show in ...
P4P’s Incompatibility with DEI

P4P’s Incompatibility with DEI

When I first heard the term “value proposition” years ago, I thought, what the heck does this obtuse phrase mean? ...
Resilience for a Power Grid Green Swan Event

Resilience for a Power Grid Green Swan Event

Last week’s Reckoning post featured findings from a Wall Street Journal article that demonstrated our power grid ...
The Power Grid’s Glide Path to Reckoning

The Power Grid’s Glide Path to Reckoning

“The U.S. electrical system is becoming less dependable. The problem is likely to get worse before it gets ...
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