It looks like having battery storage as the top supply source for a few early evening hours will become common for shoulder months on California ISO grid going forward. Happened again last night from 6:45pm - 8:25pm. gridstatus.io/graph/fuel-mix…

Political Climate, the insider’s view on the most pressing policy questions in energy & climate, is officially back! Today, hosts Julia Pyper, Emily Domenech, and Brandon Hurlbut take stock of the IRA — and what will happen to it post Nov. Listen now: latitudemedia.com/news/political…

Almost 1,000 people have signed up for today's event on managing AI power demand. Will you be the thousandth? You will win...well, a really good conversation on a hot topic with some smart people. latitudemedia.com/events/transit…

I was there, and it was GOOD

Really great reporting from Maeve Allsup on what forced the bankruptcy of liquid-metal battery maker Ambri. Here's how one investor failed to back a bridge loan, pushing the company to the brink: bit.ly/3wszGrI

Data center offtakers to the rescue!

In the wake of Biden's new tariffs on Chinese aluminum and steel, this live conversation I'm holding next week is super relevant. We'll get some policy updates, and talk about leveraging domestic recycled steel for solar. Come join us! bit.ly/3WY2p2z

“NEM 3.0 is the peanut butter, but they forgot the chocolate!” Jigar and Shayle dig into the resi solar market and the hard choices needed to keep it growing and valuable to the grid.

First time Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann has hit the top 5 among technology podcasts in the U.S. Rewarding to see! Take that, NPR ;)

With its new financial backer Cerberus Capital Management, long-duration energy storage company 🔋 Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. 🔋 is aiming to prove that they can overcome a challenge that has largely evaded the LDES sector: deployment at scale. latitudemedia.com/news/can-data-…

Virtual event on August 8! Moderated by the managing director of Latitude Intelligence and joined by Fluence experts with 16+ years of experience, this webinar will highlight learnings in deploying and operating energy storage assets. Register now: hubs.la/Q02Ggg_K0

It’s starting to seem possible that the near-term event that will ease data-center-driven load growth for electric utilities will be a rapid GenAI downturn as a first wave of investments yield little in the way of returns

Updated story here this morning latitudemedia.com/news/scoop-swe…

With prominent journalists and pundits spending so much time scolding Kamala Harris for not yet releasing an all-encompassing policy platform, it’s worth considering how the Biden-Harris administration is fighting right now to make rents more affordable. publicnotice.co/p/biden-harris…

Tapestry’s Page Crahan spoke with Latitude Media reporter Maeve Allsup about how Chile’s national grid operator is now deploying Tapestry’s AI-powered tools to help meet their ambitious clean energy goals: latitudemedia.com/news/in-chile-…

.Scott Clavenna's latest piece unpacks what’s driving the perception that fossil gas is staging a comeback amid AI’s explosive energy demand. Spoiler: it’s not so cut-and-dry. Read more: latitudemedia.com/news/is-gas-re…