by Jeff Ihnen | Dec 9, 2025 | Energy Rant
Shortly after the Russia-Ukraine war kicked off, I quoted a panelist from the Wisconsin Public Utilities Institute. He said, “Watch what the Germans do and do the opposite.” My quote referred to the war, but the WPUI gentleman was discussing energy policy....
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 30, 2025 | Energy Rant
Last week, I spent two and a half days at the Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC). This was my third consecutive attendance at the annual MARC. Each conference has featured substantially different, new, and engaging content. Last year’s conference in...
by Jeff Ihnen | Dec 17, 2024 | Energy Rant
Last week and many other times, I’ve written about soaring electricity loads and prices climbing even faster. The reality is prices are rising much quicker than load. For example, grid loads in Oregon have increased at a compounded rate of a modest 2%, while...
by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 22, 2024 | Energy Rant
A recent study, Stacked Energyscapes, led by professors at Loyola Marymount University and Penn State University, caught my eye. The paper describes webs of complexities associated with transitions from fossil-fuel-powered economies to clean-energy economies. I...
by Jeff Ihnen | Aug 19, 2024 | Energy Rant
Longtime Rant readers know I keep both feet on planet Earth, capturing all sides (typically two) and explaining, yes, but (fill in the blank). For the next case study, I was recently presented with a slide deck from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), The Cleantech...
