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.
Modern Efficiency and the Disappearing Clapping Seals
A couple of weeks ago I was directed to an article in AESP’s[1] magazine discussing ways to improve efficiency ...
How About Some D in DSM?
I have always found it interesting that “demand-side management,” the term that is generally used synonymously ...
Shared Economy and Distributed Capitalism? Pffff
I spent last week at the Grid Evolution Summit[1] presented by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) in the ...
Electricity Storage by the Other NWA; Chum v Beluga
Energy storage is easy and cheap. Grid-grade electricity storage is complex and expensive.
Definitions of ...
Guest Post: Want to know the value of a free lunch, comrade? Stand in the bread line.
This week’s Energy Rant is courtesy of guest writer, Brian Uchtmann, Evaluation Engineer at Michaels Energy. ...
From 1985 With Lov(ins) – Prescient Predictions
As I get older, I’m more interested in old stuff, especially how our ancestors lived, the challenges they faced, ...
A PSA for EMPs
Choose a political tribe, and I will tell you their concerns, doubts, fears, and enemies. Those threats I could ...
Guest Post: I Get So Emotional, Baby
Sorry, it’s not Whitney Houston, or Jeff Ihnen, writing this week’s Rant. It’s Kristin Laursen filling in while ...
Question: Carbon and Benefits? Answer: Efficiency
“Don’t drink the Kool-Aid” and being as objective as possible are how I roll. If you feel otherwise, by all means, ...
CAFE Standards, Chicken Taxes, and Tin Can Coopers
We’re headed off-road in this edition of the Rant to discuss fuel mileage standards. Last Monday, April 2, the EPA ...
Energy Resources from an Outside the Boxer
Since you are reading this, you are probably on board with the theory that ratepayer funded efficiency programs ...
AMI – Good for Consumers; Good for Utilities
AMI, or advanced metering infrastructure, is rolling out across the land. This opens the door to a lot of cool ...
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