
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.

3 and Out
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Saints Are Marching In
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of the most rewarding aspects of our business is ensuring people get it ...

The Smoking Gleick
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week I described a hypothetical, unethical scam to achieve a desired ...

Paint by Numbers EE
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]True or false: It’s easier to teach Pablo Picasso how to paint a house than it ...

Peer Review This, Please
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Machete to Sustainability
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This Geography guy really needs to get out of the classroom and the city for ...

Burnin Down the House
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Some things in life you have to fully commit yourself to or they will end in ...

Biscuit Discipline
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Like any respectable pets, our dogs Bailey and Atlas have us trained, very ...

Pregnant Snake Armpits
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Although I don’t appreciate talking about it, we have a black list of companies ...

Carnies, Circus Folk – Smell Like Cabbage
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week I attended the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) ...

Response to Zeno’s Arrow Paradox
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“The Arrow. Does the arrow move when the archer shoots it at the target? If ...

Is Theodore Nugent Vegan?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The EPA since the beginning of time, when I was born maybe, has provided city ...
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