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.
Of Car Dealers and Bathroom Tissue
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is there anything as mysterious as the price of a car, especially a new one? ...
A Frivolous Novelty
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this week’s publication, I was trying to think of an expensive, ...
Planet of the Alpha Ape – EE Killer
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LEED and Immortality
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I was recently reading a letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal where ...
Oil Slick Musings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been about a month since I prognosticated and reflected on the BP disaster ...
Disaster in the Gulf
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Like millions of people around the world, I have been following the slow ...
Greenpeace – Don’t Let Facts Get in the Way
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back in the day when I was in the nuclear Navy, Greenpeace was not so ...
Wind Energy and the Utility Business Model
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The masses want power on demand without interruption or failure. They want it ...
Jacque – Fix My Car
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is a running joke in our business that electrical engineers don’t know ...
The More You Spend, The More You Save
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Talk about an oxymoron. Years ago this was a favorite saying of my roommate ...
LEED and the NOT Happenin’ Savings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Studies have shown that LEED buildings are no more efficient and have no less ...
Tax Deduction Pennies
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