Lisa Martine Jenkins
Lisa Martine Jenkins is Latitude Media's editor. She was previously a reporter for Protocol, and her work has appeared in Heatmap, The Guardian, The Associated Press, and Civil Eats, among others. She lives in Brooklyn, and is originally from the Bay Area. You can find more of her work at lisamartinejenkins.com.
Tesla cut its charging team. What now?
The industry’s transition to Tesla’s charging standard is already underway, but this setback could mean delays — and opportunity for Tesla’s competitors.
DOE moves to streamline transmission permitting
In a bid to clear the transmission queue, new final rules impose changes including a two-year deadline for federal permitting.
David Crane: Permitting reform is “missing link” for energy transition
And Edison International’s Pizarro added that siting and permitting are eating up most of the 10-12 year timeline to build a transmission project.
DOE: Utilities must act now to unlock latent grid capacity
Deploying new grid tech could increase capacity by up to 100 GW if installed “overnight,” the agency reports.
How one small Canadian solar company is making use of the IRA
Heliene Solar president Martin Pochtaruk said the company’s decade of experience is a boon as it pursues new project finance.
Fervo eyes project-level finance as it plans for geothermal at scale
After a $244 million Series D, the enhanced geothermal company is looking to project-level finance. But first, it has to get institutional investors comfortable with the tech.
Electric Hydrogen turns to 'really efficient capital' to expand manufacturing
As the electrolyzer company readies its first large-scale factory, Trinity Capital invested $50 million in equipment financing.
Four charts that capture U.S. solar deployment in 2023
For the first time, solar represented over half of the power added to the grid.
What will the U.S. do with a glut of solar modules?
A key tariff waiver ends in June. In the meantime, companies are importing far more solar supplies than the market demands.
Duke Energy backs AiDash as the startup moves into asset inspection
The investment underscores growing utility interest in AI, and the startup's broad geographic ambitions.
Data center construction is rising to meet demand
But regions like Salt Lake City and Atlanta are seeing particularly dramatic growth — and more energy load along with it.
Schneider’s novel use for tax credit transfers
Via its $80 million deal with Engie, the company is reinvesting its tax savings in renewable energy credits — to offset its own scope 2 emissions.
Inside Nvidia’s efforts to spread AI across the grid
Marc Spieler, head of Nvidia’s energy industry practice, explains the company’s strategy to make artificial intelligence useful to utilities.
Brookfield looking to raise $25 billion for energy transition funds
The company said it has invested over $100 billion in energy transition and renewables projects so far.
Here’s what is holding back solar and wind developers
According to a new report, community opposition is among the chief causes of utility-scale project cancellations.