Energy Answers with Daniel Burke

Industrial power quality solutions protect electronic equipment from voltage sags, transients, harmonic distortion, voltage imbalance and interruptions. Buying them in the wrong order can waste capital on protection that never addresses the actual problem.

This is Energy Decision #56 in the complete C&I energy management series by Daniel Burke. It's part of his mission to create the world's largest, free, high-trust energy resou...

On-site solar PV for C&I customers can lower operating costs and stabilize part of your power price. That only holds when your electricity rate, your state's export rules, your daytime load, and your ownership structure line up.
This is Energy Decision #55 in the complete C&I energy management series by Daniel Burke. It's part of his mission to create the world's largest, free, high-trust energy resource library for comm...

ISO 50001 and Strategic Energy Management (Expedited) give industrial and commercial facilities a structured energy management system for cutting energy costs year after year.

This is Energy Decision #54 in the complete C&I energy management series by Daniel Burke. It's part of his mission to create the world's largest, free, high-trust energy resource library for commercial and industrial consumers.

In this episode, Daniel Burke...

Voltage sags and swells are short voltage disturbances. They reset controls, cost your motors torque, and drive out-of-warranty equipment repairs in commercial and industrial facilities.

This is Energy Decision #53 in the complete C&I energy management series by Daniel Burke. It's part of his mission to create the world's largest, free, high-trust energy resource library for commercial and industrial consumers.

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High-Efficiency Commercial HVAC Systems are the largest single energy end use in most commercial buildings. The Whole Building Design Guide estimates HVAC accounts for 39% of the energy used in U.S. commercial buildings, and most systems run at 50% or less of their capacity.

This is Energy Decision #52 in the complete C&I energy management series by Daniel Burke. It's part of his mission to create the world's largest, free, high...

Energy Audits (ASHRAE Level 1, 2, 3) set how much engineering rigor you buy when you pay for an energy audit. Pick the wrong level and you either waste audit money or rest a capital project on a rough savings estimate.

This is Energy Decision #51 in the complete C&I energy management series by Daniel Burke. It's part of his mission to create the world's largest, free, high-trust energy resource library for commercial and industr...

Behind-the-meter generation metering configuration (specifically the election between net, gross, and parallel metering) is one of the most consequential and least-scrutinized decisions in any C&I on-site generation or storage project.

This is Energy Decision #50 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

What the utility...

Onsite generation sizing under N+1 and 2N redundancy requirements is one of the highest-stakes capex decisions a mission-critical facility will make, and the most common mistakes happen before a single generator is specified.

This is Energy Decision #49 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

- What N, N+1, 2N, and 2N+1 ac...

Green hydrogen for industrial and C&I energy storage is one of the most capital-intensive and least-understood decisions facing heavy industry, chemical manufacturers, and large commercial operators today.

This is Energy Decision #48 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

The energy density paradox: why hydrogen's 120...

Behind-the-meter generator enrollment in aggregator programs is one of the highest-stakes decisions a C&I facility with backup diesel or gas generators can make, because the revenue looks real until you see what the EPA air permit rules actually say.

This is Energy Decision #47 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

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Commercial and industrial heat pumps are one of the most misunderstood capital investment decisions facing C&I operators today — and the wrong technology choice can cost you years of subpar performance and a payback that never materializes.

This is Energy Decision #46 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

Why p...

State storage procurement mandates are creating a real buyer for your commercial or industrial site — and most operators have no idea how to price that deal or protect their operations when a developer comes knocking. This is Energy Decision #45 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

- Why ten states with hard MW s...

C&I solar leases, loans, and Power Purchase Agreements are three structurally different financing paths — and choosing the wrong one can lock your organization into a 25-year contract that doesn't match your tax position, your state's laws, or your operational reality.

This is Energy Decision #44 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

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Fixed charge escalation is one of the most consequential structural shifts happening in utility rate design right now — and it is quietly eroding the payback on behind-the-meter solar and storage investments across the country.

This is Energy Decision #43 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

- What fixed charge es...

Transmission and distribution cost allocation determines how trillions of dollars in grid infrastructure investment get charged back to commercial and industrial operators — and most operators have no idea which method applies to them or what rights they have to challenge it.

This is Energy Decision #42 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

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Process flow optimization is one of the highest-leverage strategies available to commercial and industrial operators who want to systematically reduce energy costs and improve operational output — and most facilities haven't scratched the surface of what's available to them.

This is Energy Decision #41 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

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Thermal energy storage is one of the most direct hardware solutions available to C&I operators who are serious about reducing demand charges — and most facility teams have never had a real conversation about it.

This is Energy Decision #40 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

What thermal energy storage actual...

Compressed air system optimization is one of the highest-ROI energy decisions available to industrial operators — and one of the most consistently ignored.

This is Energy Decision #39 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

Why compressed air typically runs about 10% of industrial electricity use — but can reac...

Clean firm power procurement — covering geothermal PPAs, advanced nuclear offtake, and structured baseload contracts — is one of the most consequential and least understood decisions facing large C&I energy buyers right now.

This is Energy Decision #38 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

What "clean fir...