by Liz Haworth | Sep 9, 2025 | Energy Rant
Guest blogger Liz Haworth, VP of Marketing at Michaels Energy That’s right, Jeff handed me the keys to The Energy Rant this week (what could possibly go wrong?)! Don’t worry – I’m not here to argue about kilowatts, rates, or policies. Instead, I’m wading into a...
by Jeff Ihnen | Dec 5, 2023 | Energy Rant
The ESG cabal seems to be drawing up another hall of mirrors to persuade credulous stakeholders and bystanders that they are siphoning only carbon-free energy (CFE) from the electric grid. The Electric Power Research Institute calls it 24-7 carbon-free energy, oddly...
by Jeff Ihnen | Dec 4, 2017 | Energy Rant
Last week several of us at Michaels bemoaned the hazards of operations and maintenance (O&M), controls, and behavioral programs. The specific discussion was about the ubiquitous rooftop unit, like those shown on the box-store roof below. The discussion could have...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 30, 2012 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Last week we looked at the financial benefits of energy efficiency as compared to the stock market. I’m going to take this a few steps further, as forewarned last week. In both cases we start with the $39,000 investment and the stock market simply grows at its...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 27, 2010 | Energy Rant
Back in the day when I was in the nuclear Navy, Greenpeace was not so infrequently pulling stunts like running their zodiacs up on the top of submarine hulls to make their unfounded statements of radiation releases to the environment. Since 9/11, you can bet they...
