by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 16, 2017 | Energy Rant
A couple weeks ago in Renewable Energy, Bad Parents, and Strawberries, I wrote that the value of an electrical generating resource depends a little on how cheaply it can produce energy (kWh), but a LOT on when and the (new word alert) dispatchability of the resource....
by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 2, 2017 | Energy Rant
If you enjoyed the greatest modern decade of sports, when MJ went six for six in the NBA finals, you would remember this McDonald’s commercial nearby. In it, Larry challenges Michael to a game of trick shots for Michael’s Big Mac and Fries. (I don’t know why my...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 11, 2016 | Energy Rant
Robert Borlick writes in Public Utilities Fortnightly that FERC Order 745 is “one of the worst orders FERC has ever produced” – “a time bomb for electricity consumers”. Whoa! I better sharpen my axes. That is a more lethal statement than I would even write, and it...
by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 30, 2015 | Energy Rant
I have written several times about smart grid hype; in particular about a year ago in Deaf and Mute Smart Meter. In that post, I described how utilities could truly treat demand response as a resource by using smart meter data, predictive consumption, and giving...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 5, 2015 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Smart meter. Smart meter. Smart meter. Smart meter. Smart grid. Smart grid. Smart grid. Smart grid. So what? What are customers, utilities, rate payers, and tax payers getting for their money? At an AESP conference several years ago, I sat in place of a...
