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.
Think Like a Scientist – Let it Go, Hey Oh
The more I see, the less I know, the more I like to let it go – hey oh. That would be from one of my five favorite ...
China Holds the Climate Cards
This week’s post is prompted by further research developing my decarbonization course scheduled for May 19, 2021, ...
Answer: Avoided Cost – What’s the Question?
“Can I ask a question?” My response to that, in good company, is, “You just did. Would you like another chance?” ...
Combined Heat and Power – a Serious Decarb Weapon
A few weeks ago, we reviewed electricity storage technologies, barriers, and issues. One storage technology is the ...
Net Zero: An Unserious Weapon Against Decarbonization
You all know people who are always going to do something great but never make it happen. Consider the hapless New ...
Energy Storage with Doug Houseman
In this week's Energy Rant, Jeff Ihnen (CEO at Michaels Energy) interviews Doug Houseman (Principal Consultant at ...
The Simple Recipe to Fail-Safe, Healthy, and Efficient Building Programs
Based on my victims' feedback, I am an above-average cook, but my internal modesty says, barely. To achieve such ...
The Four Horsemen of the Rebound
“Hey Honey – our energy costs are down, so let’s have another kid.” This is the absurd logic behind studies linked ...
THE Successful Model for Pay for Performance
Livin' it Up in Hotel California
I’ve written about pay for performance (P4P) programs no less than six times in ...
The Rant Goes Vlogging: Critical Conversations
In this week's Energy Rant, we're spicing things up with a recording - rather than a blog post - of some hot ...
Years of Dominos Fall in Texas
Last week when the Rant “went to press,” which is to say, when I wrote it Saturday, the arctic blast was merely a ...
STEM Brilliance for You and Your Kids
It’s been cold here in the Midwest. In ten days in La Crosse, WI, where I am, the average low was -13.7F, average ...
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