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.
Distributed Energy; Batteries and Bread Machines
The Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) Summer Conference included interesting bookend plenary ...
The State of Program Evaluation and Tips for Picking Good Evaluation Practitioners
This post is brought to you by the International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (IEPEC), circa 19, er 2015. ...
Contracts from Hell; Donald Trump Clauses
Perhaps; no doubt; probably; certainly; damn sure, the least liked aspect of my job is reviewing contracts with ...
Lost Revenue Adjustment; One Patch in the Quilt
This week, I dive into something I have wanted to know more about for some time: efficiency program funding ...
Code Barriers to Efficiency; Sticking Customers with the Bee Gees
Our industry really needs to call timeout; take a look around and ask, “what the hell are we doing?” Build it ...
Relative Humidity, by Socks and Jeans
It is mid-June, and strangely here in the northern Midwest we have experienced virtually no warm, humid weather ...
Tesla Powerwall and the Disruption of Rational Thought
Howitzer Explosion Guy. That was the nickname Wayne Campbell of Wayne’s World gave to Wolf Blitzer, CNN’s ...
Condensing Boilers – Test for Show, Ship for Dough
Everyone has probably heard at least one hundred or maybe a thousand light bulb jokes – the ones that disparage a ...
RFPs, Wind & Participants from Hell; Tales from AESP Spring 2015
Last week’s AESP Spring Conference was the best that I can recall, in terms of the content delivered, in my ...
Electric Water Heater is to Battery as Heating Fuel is to Furniture
Recently, I’ve snagged a number of articles, blogs, and news feeds about the great idea for using electric water ...
Industrial Energy Efficiency; Bad News for Pimento Loaf
The big energy saving opportunities in a building are usually hidden from the unsuspecting field auditor. The ...
Energy Efficiency; Best in Show Pedigree, with a Homely Mutt Impression
Energy efficiency gets a bad rap, but I shall attempt to slap some sense into efficiency deadbeats. I will start ...
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