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.
State of the Electric Utility; Get Engaged
Recently, Utility Dive released its report, 2015 State of the Electric Utility – a compendium of utility company ...
Utility 2.0; Decoupled and Disaggregated
A lot of people have subscribed to the Energy Rant in recent weeks, so I think a little re-introduction is in ...
Gamification; From a Non-Gamer
The ACEEE just released a study on energy efficiency programs delivered as games - gamification. At this stage of ...
Electric Vehicle Grid Integration, er Accommodation
Twenty-five years ago, I lived in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington: the distance from my condo ...
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Benchmarks Lake Wobegon
Not that my opinion is worth anything, but the results of Chicago’s 2014 commercial building benchmarking report ...
Energy Analytics; A Loaded Weapon
A few weeks ago I talked about smart meter, smart meter, smart meter, smart meter… in, who would have guessed(!), ...
Energy Code Compliance; Any Relation to Performance?
Last week, I received a late Christmas package in the form of an opportunity to throw a pitch for code compliance ...
The Deaf and Mute Smart Meter
Smart meter. Smart meter. Smart meter. Smart meter.
Smart grid. Smart grid. Smart grid. Smart grid.
So ...
Wind Energy – Finally Going Somewhere
This week’s post features a strong shot of irony. South Dakota ranks 49th of 51 jurisdictions (50 states plus the ...
Clean Power Plan and the Heat Rate Fairy
As you must know, the EPA’s release of its Clean Power Plan on June 2nd of this year includes four “building ...
Retro-Commissioning v Commissioning; Similar Purposes, Vastly Different Approaches
Last week, I was reviewing a scope of work for retro-commissioning, also cleverly known as RCx – and it moved me ...
Clean Power Plan & 111(d)
Last week I attended the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) conference in Atlanta. With that, I have a ...
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