by Jeff Ihnen | Feb 23, 2026 | Energy Rant
A year or two ago, around the time Hertz flooded the market with its fleet of electric vehicles, I heard from EV industry enthusiasts that the electric vehicle revolution was going through some chop, and that no transformation grows straight up. Correct. Usually,...
by Stan Nabozny | Jan 30, 2026 | The Decarbonized Cold Chain
How operators can brace for a year of regulatory squeeze, technological upheaval, and grid weirdness It’s January — operators actually running freezers and blast tunnels are staring down refrigerant phase-outs, grid volatility, and a regulatory environment that’s...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 27, 2026 | Energy Rant
Last week, I mentioned I planned to write about toothpaste, only to be overtaken by more urgent headlines around data center moratoriums, power shortages, grid unreliability, and soaring electricity prices. This week I’m circling back to toothpaste, not because...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 20, 2026 | Energy Rant
I was planning to write about toothpaste this week. Instead, data centers hijacked my inbox—and the headlines. Opposition to data centers is accelerating fast enough that one of my six-pack predictions came true almost immediately: they’re becoming as politically...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 13, 2026 | Energy Rant
Models are useful tools. They simplify complex systems, quantify trade-offs, and provide decision-makers with concrete arguments to support their decisions. But models also share a weakness: they assume cooperation from reality. In energy, electrification, and climate...
