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.

Communication – Nuggets of Ponderation

Communication in our business of delivering energy efficiency services, reports, and projects, and in any ...

Alternative Fuels – ET Says, “What’s the Matter with You?”

I was reading this opinion piece by the Rolling Stones keyboardist and forestry nut, and it didn’t take long for ...

Energy Efficient Technologies that Suck [Energy]

Sometimes I wonder. No, sometimes I’m amazed how certain energy efficient technologies have fooled the industry ...

Cost Recovery for Energy Efficiency Programs – An Ignorant Idea

If you haven’t seen Michaels’ recent self-indulgent video, you might want to do that now. It is many hours of ...

Refrigerator Sitcoms and Lethal Toaster Ovens

I’ve read enough energy-saving tip lists to fill a Webster’s dictionary[1]. In this rant, I dissect some common ...

The End of Lighting

Believe it or not, I did not have a rant topic in mind going into Saturday morning – my rant writing time. But ...

Dude- Cheap Cookies

Taking a suggestion from an anonymous rant reader [doesn’t want to get fired], I purchased and have been reading a ...

Tea Party On, Dudes

Jeff Erickson of Navigant Consulting presented an interesting paper at last week’s American Council for an Energy ...

Bling not Required

Rant fans are getting a break this week. This post exemplifies a smashing success in energy efficiency and is a ...

Billy Bob, Evaluation Virgin

It has been a while since I’ve written anything about programs, so here it goes. Program evaluation provides ...

Cah Tawk

This week’s feature presentation is one of my favorites for saving energy: automobiles. Let’s take this recent ...

Widgetman

Widgetitis: Obsessive compulsion to build canals with teaspoons – or meet program goals with showerheads. A ...

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