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.
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 ...
The Millennial Threat and Opportunity For Utilities
One step toward success is ignoring what you like and observing what others like, and how things change with time ...
Guest Post: Embedded Research & Evaluation – The Great Escape
The Big WHY of Evaluation
Do process evaluation reports often have you wondering, “Where is the insight? Where is ...
Powering Lives at Lowest, Convenient Cost
I spent last week at the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) National Conference in New Orleans. ...
Efficiency – Balancing Customer and Shareholder Interests
As the name would imply, the Energy Rant bypasses the pompom lines of energy efficiency spirit squads. This week I ...
Read My Lips – The Only Way to Carbon Tax
Last August I discussed a truce from the left to the right on climate change – Climate Change IV, Diverse Thought ...
Guest Post: The Big WHY
Today’s Rant gives you a sneak peek into the beautiful mind of one of our evaluators, Teri Lutz. Teri is launching ...
Untold Story of Disappearing Energy Jobs
On the subject of electricity generation sources and price, I’ve been reading numerous articles from various bona ...
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