by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 10, 2024 | Energy Rant
Every day, there is a headline about the explosion of data center growth and associated electric loads that will rapidly deplete reserve capacity on the electric grid. The Energy Rant featured several posts to describe the magnitude of the issue and concern among...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 4, 2024 | Energy Rant
Energy efficiency program administrators can be quite conservative regarding change and innovation. I love hearing, “Bring us new ideas that have been successful in three or four other programs.” There you are! The pinch is on. Energy efficiency codes and standards...
by Jeff Ihnen | Feb 20, 2024 | Energy Rant
Two weeks ago, I described an array of district heating and cooling plants that serve medical, college, industrial, and even city-scale loads. Last week, I explained options to decarbonize district heating and cooling plants. Those options include converting systems...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 29, 2024 | Energy Rant
I took advantage of the cold weather this week to demonstrate ice formation again. Caution: video ahead. When I take to Google and ask, “What is the freezing point of water?” it apparently depends on my location ????. You probably know that the boiling...
by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 10, 2023 | Energy Rant
Here are my last words, for now, on artificial intelligence: I do not claim to understand the computations or systems behind AI whatsoever. However, I do understand human behavior very well, so when I saw a headline last week, JPMorgan CEO: AI Will Eventually Lead to...
