by Stan Nabozny | Oct 12, 2025 | The Decarbonized Cold Chain
When people talk about decarbonization, the usual suspects come up: electric vehicles, solar farms, heat pumps, wind turbines. These are the “celebrities” of the clean energy transition; headline-grabbers with big-ticket investments. But one critical sector is often...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 25, 2025 | Energy Rant
When I read a headline such as A Piece of Glass Thinner Than a Credit Card Could Solve America’s $25 Billion Energy Problem, there is a pretty good chance I’m going to investigate and a lesser chance that I will write about it – but here, we go. The Wall Street...
by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 19, 2024 | Energy Rant
The race is on to decarbonize the grid, and those states that are forcing it too quickly are seeing soaring electricity prices. This is fabulous for our industry because energy efficiency and load management have become much more cost-effective. But are higher prices...
by Jeff Ihnen | Sep 3, 2024 | Energy Rant
I had already selected my topic for this week (most climate policies don’t work) when I had the good fortune to cross paths with a Wall Street Journal article, 7 Years, $700 Million Wasted: The Stunning Collapse of New York’s Traffic Moonshot. The policy...
by Michaels Energy | Aug 1, 2024 | The Big Why
Heat pumps present one of the best tools for decarbonization. They are very efficient compared to other heating technologies, are similar in price to air conditioning systems, and rely on an electric grid that is getting cleaner over time. Because of this,...