
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.

Fish Fried Conversations of Efficiency
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As described last week, net savings and program attribution are measures of an ...

Socially Undesirable Net Savings
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Emerging Technology v Disruption
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi folks! We’re picking up from last week’s post in which we examined three ...

From Pilot to Mainstream – Barriers and Solutions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“We need some ideas for saving energy. Whaddya got?” Have you ever heard those ...

Climate Change, Theory, Practice, and the Farmer’s Almanac
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are carrying the ball forward from last week’s post that delivered hoards of ...

Measuring Climate Change
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The super heatwave of a couple of weeks ago in the northwest got me thinking ...

PBR Me, and Spare the Ham
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week we explored the mélange of combinations of energy efficiency ...

Efficiency in Your State – Hulk Hogan v Rowdy Roddy Piper?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What are the key ingredients to high-performing energy efficiency programs? ...

Know Grid History and the MOPR
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The electric grid is the most complex beast on the planet, ever. Let’s set the ...

How Running & Energy Efficiency Are Alike
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Did you know that running and energy efficiency have a lot in common? In this ...

Does Green Investing Work? Expert Says No
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’m just a mechanical systems[1] engineer but assume for a moment that I was a ...

Maximize Grid Battery Value with Smart Deployment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Time flies even during pandemics. Two years ago, I found the quote, “Casual ...
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