by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 7, 2014 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Last week I attended the ACEEE National Symposium on Market Transformation in Baltimore. Learning and information gathering from conference sessions are typically down the list of reasons I attend conferences. This conference however turned out to be very beneficial...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 22, 2013 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Over the weekend I was reading this white paper by ACEEE, and as almost always, a number of responses came to mind. With the passing of years I observe that as people age, they fall into perhaps three categories: (1) the curmudgeons – the glass is ¾ empty and...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 17, 2013 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
I was reading this opinion piece by the Rolling Stones keyboardist and forestry nut, and it didn’t take long for an age-old rant topic to emerge. This one is about misguided allocation of resources, particularly for alternative fuels, to achieve desired ends. If an...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 29, 2013 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
If you haven’t seen Michaels’ recent self-indulgent video, you might want to do that now. It is many hours of video shooting reduced to a fine sauce, just under four minutes. My interview, for example, lasted maybe 45 minutes and maybe 30 seconds of it are included...
by Jeff Ihnen | Aug 20, 2012 | Energy Rant
Jeff Erickson of Navigant Consulting presented an interesting paper at last week’s American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study for Buildings. The title was, “Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party Battle over Energy Efficiency.” I thought it...
