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Mar 19

Guest Blog: The ‘Lift’ in Account Management – How to Inspire Action

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant No Comments

This week's Energy Rant is written by Kenny Porter and Tyler Kashdan of Michaels Energy. As I shoveled my way out of the recent record-breaking snowstorm, I couldn't help but reflect on the monumental effort it took to move all that snow. It reminded me of our work in outreach. Not the physical lifting of snow, but the weighty task of convincing customers that their time isn't wasted and that real benefits await them by enrolling in utility energy efficiency programs. We're dedicating this blog to talk about our role as Account Managers. So Much Waste Did you know that commercial…

Aug 02

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Better than Best Program Practices

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant No Comments

When Val Jenson talks, I listen. When he writes, I read. His recent article in Energy Central triggered an avalanche of ideas for a program, portfolio, and industry overhaul needed to get us there, which is the next level of savings equal to the last 25 years of lighting replacements and retrofits. Those days are gone, and unfortunately, the line of thinking that got us here (light bulbs) won’t get us there. Downstream Days are Numbered Let’s start with my favorite need for an overhaul, which is my greatest peeve – rebates and cash incentives to customers, known as a…

Nov 20

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The Utility Store – Unimaginable Value

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant No Comments

Last week’s post about utility innovation and the need for legislative reform for a modern grid was a big hit. Thank you. This week, as promised, I will advance the discussion to provide some ideas for modernizing legislation and utilities to catch up with the times. Smart Thermostats Since the heating season has begun in earnest, it was time to get a smart thermostat for my “new” home. My second Nest thermostat just arrived. I rushed home, leaving the office at 6:00, and by 6:45, I had the old thermostat removed, the Nest installed, connected to wifi, loaded on my…

Nov 06

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Why Energy Efficiency? – Five Findings

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant No Comments

This year ACEEE published a three-part series on why people and companies invest in energy efficiency. First, they provide some guesstimates of energy efficiency investment in the United States. Their researched estimates vary from $60 billion to about $120 billion, annually. Is this a reasonable guesstimate? According to their State Scorecard, program spending on natural gas and electric demand-side management programs held steady at about $7.5 billion in 2016. Check. The International Energy Agency pegs worldwide investment at $231 billion and about $40 billion in the U.S. Check. As a laugh test, $100 billion is a measly 0.5% of the…

Guest Blog: The ‘Lift’ in Account Management – How to Inspire Action

Better than Best Program Practices

The Utility Store – Unimaginable Value

Why Energy Efficiency? – Five Findings

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