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.
What’s Newer Than the iPhone? Crude Oil by Rail
Paid any attention to news lately? Need any ideas for a Halloween costume? Whoops – too late for that. A good ...
Renewable Energy Pricing- A Tomato Tale
This year was a blowout for tomato production at the Ihnen household. Enough tomatoes were planted such that if a ...
Energy Efficiency Benefit/Cost Tests- And a Handful of Excedrin, Pretty Please
Back in May I wrote that we need to explain the benefits of energy efficiency in simple terms – like our mothers ...
Electricity from Natural Gas – The Game Changer; I’ll Say!
Last week, I mentioned that having a diversified fleet of power generating plants is a smart strategy for any ...
Black Box Technology – Rarely Real; More Often Hocus Pocus
Readers of this blog may think I’m a cynical, frumpy coot because I’m frequently noting the negative aspects of ...
Energy Code (non) Compliance; Could it be… SATAN?
I spent last week at ACEEE’s Summer Study for Buildings, and one topic area I maximumly followed was energy codes ...
Energy Efficiency Baselines – Do or Don’t, Not This or That
This week’s post is brought to you by AESP’s 2014 Summer Conference, which went off last week in San Francisco. I ...
Electric Vehicles; I’ll Take the Bus, Thanks
When consumers are considering the purchase of an electric vehicle, what are they thinking? Good question.
I ...
Why Is Electricity Use Flat? – A Different Look
As readers of this blog are sure to know, electricity consumption growth has leveled out and essentially ...
DC Circuit’s Smackdown of FERC re Demand Response
I’ve written dozens of proposals, and I’ve read dozens and dozens of requests for proposals from all sorts of ...
Misunderstood Uranium – Boogeyman and Small Boxes
If we are to get serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we must put down the mud balls, enjoy some ...
Cooling System Temperature Control- No Savings
Let’s skip the energy supply side this week and talk about thermostats used for cooling. Let’s broaden the ...
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