by Stan Nabozny | Feb 18, 2025 | The Decarbonized Cold Chain
Carbon policy has officially moved from the sustainability team to the balance sheet. Across North America, cities are enforcing building emissions caps with real financial penalties—and cold storage facilities are among the first to feel the impact. For operators...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 2, 2022 | Energy Rant
I’m breaking my word from last week’s natural gas shakedown in which I noted I would write about customer intolerance for high energy prices this week. Since then, a kerfuffle has broken out in the Eurasian landmass. I was asked if I might be interested in writing...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 1, 2021 | Energy Rant
I’m just a mechanical systems[1] engineer but assume for a moment that I was a structural or civil engineer, and you asked me what it would take to build a bridge from Los Angeles to Honolulu. We can build anything, including that bridge. If the Golden Gate Bridge...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jul 8, 2019 | Energy Rant
Recent projects have led me to examine how deregulated electricity markets work. Since I am naturally curious, I wanted to investigate differences between electricity price performance of deregulated states versus those of regulated states. This week we examine the...
by Jeff Ihnen | Aug 8, 2016 | Energy Rant
Energy is a commodity, and like all commodities, it is wise to hedge risk; not go the other way and place bets. Unless you are a certain presidential candidate with privileged information on cattle futures, I would stay away from betting, er investing in, commodities...