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.
Windows Worth a View
When I read a headline such as A Piece of Glass Thinner Than a Credit Card Could Solve America’s $25 Billion ...
Jevons and the Transformative Chameleons
Four years ago, in the Four Horsemen of the Rebound, I lampooned what is known as Jevons' Paradox. A paradox is a ...
Externalities In Your Grill
Before getting to the main topic this week, I wanted to give an update on the Moss Landing battery fire. Is the ...
The Next Energy Frontier in Texas
Pouring Into Texas
Money talks, and if states were holding speech contests, Texas would be the frontrunner. While ...
Electrification Gangsters
Last week, I explored the macro impacts of electrifying our heating systems and using ground source (aka ...
Boring DERs, Saving Billions with Geothermal Heat Pumps
Over the many years I have taught electrification basics for the Wisconsin Public Utilities Institute’s (WPUI) ...
Trump’s Energy Emergency – A Mystic’s Perspective
Last week, I described elements of Trump's Unleashing American Energy executive order. It:
Expands oil and ...
Ins and Outs of Trump’s American Energy Executive Order
President Trump's top priorities include closing the border and restoring "energy dominance." Readers know he ran ...
Polar Vortex Reality Check
I was triggered a couple of weeks ago by this article in The Wall Street Journal: 2024 Was the Hottest Year. Here ...
Lithium-Ion Lessons
I bet you didn’t see or hear on your favorite news platform, whether it’s NPR, MSNBC, CNN, FNC, Axios, Facebook ...
Rumblings of Utility Reregulation
Eight and a half years ago in Betting with Deregulation – A Risky Proposition, I wrote the following in this blog, ...
2025 In One Word: Dowzh
These are quite the times in which we live, energy and otherwise. It makes predictions tricky, especially when ...
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