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Climate and Energy
Coverage of climate policy, grid demand, energy transition, and the technologies reshaping power, transport, and industry.
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.
Each category hub surfaces a lead story, recent reporting, and a clear path to related coverage.
27 published stories in this archive.
Climate and EnergyGrid Demand
Utilities and technology companies are moving from power-purchase headlines to tougher grid planning as AI data centers strain supply timelines.
Ira MenonMay 1, 20265 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
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Recent reporting from this category archive, ordered from newest to oldest.
Climate and EnergyBattery and Storage
The AI buildout is turning batteries into a practical grid tool for data centers, but the current evidence points to a bridge solution rather than a full answer.
Ira MenonApr 30, 202612 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyBattery and Storage
The IEA’s 2026 electricity and energy reviews made the same point from two angles: demand is rising fast, grid queues are clogged and storage is becoming one of the few tools that can move faster.
Ira MenonApr 29, 20266 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyGrid Demand
Fresh IEA data and new reporting on gas plant costs show that the AI power boom is no longer only about supply. It is now about queues, flexibility, and who pays when demand arrives faster than infrastructure.
Ira MenonApr 28, 20266 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyGrid Demand
Utilities and regulators are moving faster on special tariffs for data centers as demand forecasts jump and pressure grows to shield households from new grid costs.
Ira MenonApr 27, 20264 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyBattery and Storage
New IEA data and a fresh power-demand warning show why batteries are moving from supporting role to central grid tool as electricity demand climbs.
Ira MenonApr 26, 20264 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story