by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 8, 2019 | Energy Rant
“Casual observers are often wrong.” Why didn’t I think of this for a tagline? It is a line inked by utility veteran Charles Bayless in the March issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly. His article, “Does Storage Increase Carbon?” is the basis of this post. By the...
by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 8, 2018 | Energy Rant
A recent webinar delivered some interesting facts to me. The average human brain weighs three pounds, as verified here. The presenter said the brain represents 2% of an average person’s weight but consumes 20% of the blood flow and calories. I thought, wow – that is...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 16, 2018 | Energy Rant
I spent last week at the Grid Evolution Summit[1] presented by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) in the Nation’s Capital. The opening speaker, Jeremy Rifkin, has authored 20-some books, the most recent of which is called, “The Zero Marginal Cost Society.” This...
by Jeff Ihnen | Dec 19, 2016 | Energy Rant
A couple years ago at an AESP conference, we had a fascinating speaker and topic. It was one of those that had me thinking deeply and philosophically. The subject was technology and the future. The takeaway: every problem is either a technical problem or one of human...
by Jeff Ihnen | Aug 31, 2015 | Energy Rant
The Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) Summer Conference included interesting bookend plenary discussions for this post. The opening plenary featured motivational speaker, Murray Banks; not to be confused with Matt Foley: “eating a steady diet of...
