by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 22, 2018 | Energy Rant
E2e, and I have no idea what that stands for, is a joint initiative of University of California-Berkeley, The University of Chicago, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their charter is to assess and quantify the energy efficiency gap between estimated, or...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 6, 2016 | Energy Rant
Last week, I was commenting on some retro-commissioning findings, and I was considering demand savings estimates versus energy savings estimates. A colleague asked, “If you are aware of any energy versus demand papers I would like to know more.” I was informed that...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 12, 2016 | Energy Rant
In recent years, there has been a push by some intervenors and program implementers to move larger and larger, and riskier measures from custom efficiency into prescriptive buckets. These include air handling system replacements, control system replacements, and of...
by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 23, 2015 | Energy Rant
It may be that I pay more attention compared to several years ago, but there seems to be a lot of churn in energy efficiency policy today. Some states, particularly those with a short track record in efficiency, are getting squeamish or have backed off. These include...
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...
