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Ira Menon
Climate and energy reporter
Ira Menon covers climate policy, energy transition, and infrastructure shifts shaping the next decade.
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Recent stories by Ira Menon
Climate and EnergyGrid and Power Demand
FERC's June order puts AI data center grid demand into a faster rulemaking lane, but the hard questions are still cost, reliability, and who gets power first.
Ira MenonJun 21, 202612 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyBattery and Storage
Reliance's new 120 GWh battery capacity target and solar manufacturing push turn storage from a clean-energy support business into a supply-chain test for India.
Ira MenonJun 21, 202613 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyEnergy Policy
The COP31 electrification target floated after the Bonn climate talks gives governments a clearer energy-policy test: move more transport, buildings, and industry onto clean power while finance disputes remain unresolved.
Ira MenonJun 21, 202613 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyClimate Adaptation
France climate adaptation funding is under pressure after Green Fund cuts followed an unusually early heatwave, raising questions for local resilience projects.
Ira MenonJun 6, 202613 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyEnergy Policy
IEA energy investment 2026 data shows electricity, grids, storage, renewables and security worries driving the next spending cycle.
Ira MenonJun 3, 202613 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyBattery and Storage
Battery storage 2026 is no longer just a growth story. New IEA, ACP, CAISO, BNEF, and NERC-linked signals show storage moving into grid planning.
Ira MenonMay 26, 202612 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story