Spoke with @6abc.bsky.social about data center noise pollution. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social 6abc.com/post/vinelan...

Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: Risks In A Changing US Power Grid Driven By A.I. Data Center Demand kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...

We're proud to celebrate Faculty Fellow Arthur van Benthem on winning the 2025 Royal Economic Society Prize! 🏆 His award-winning research on “Overlapping Climate Policies” (with Grischa Perino and Robert Ritz) offers key insights for smarter climate policy design. https://bit.ly/46U9Xrd

BLOG: The U.S. electric grid is entering a period of unprecedented change. In this shifting landscape, managing risk is a central priority for regulators and market participants alike. Explore five key categories of grid risk and the strengths and limits of financial instruments in addressing them.

BLOG: Power generation in cities like El Paso, TX is unsustainably consuming local water resources. Fixing this will require retrofitting cooling towers at power plants. Read the blog from student Jack Leitzell:

Political & Legislative Director, Katie, joined a panel about labor’s vision for PA’s energy future — including how policies can support good union jobs, affordable energy, & strong communities as the state transitions to cleaner power @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social

I spoke with @cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social about the impact of the illegal and unconstitutional war in Iran on gasoline prices. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

POLICY DIGEST: Border carbon adjustments (BCAs) are an increasingly popular climate policy tool, with the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism set to take full effect in 2026. Our latest digest explores the complex policy design issues entailed in BCAs, and how to make them work.

BLOG: A growing “dark fleet” of tankers is quietly rerouting sanctioned oil across global markets—softening price shocks and reshaping supply chains. Explore how this hidden trade is keeping prices surprisingly stable in this blog from Jesús Fernández-Villaverde.

I spoke with BBC about today's PR stunt. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social bbc.com/news/article...

PODCAST: The EPA has rescinded the endangerment finding, the legal foundation of federal climate regulation. @penncareylaw.bsky.social professors @cary-coglianese.bsky.social & @shelley-w.bsky.social examine the legal strategy behind EPA's rescission and the court challenges ahead.

Spoke to @inquirer.com about energy price impacts of the (illegal, unconstitutional) war in Iran. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...

In the latest podcast from @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social, my esteemed colleague, Shelley Welton, and I dig into the legal issues underlying EPA’s recent recission of its endangerment finding—and what it means for the future of US climate regulation. kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/p...

BLOG: As electricity demand rises, interconnected grids are emerging as a model for future sustainable, cost-efficient energy sharing between regions. Read more from Undergraduate Seminar Fellow Daylia Lian:

I'm quoted in this @politico.com piece. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social Underdog Democrats lean into data center concerns politi.co/4tTnJEb

BLOG: As anti-ESG backlash intensifies, can sustainable investing still deliver? Penn’s endowment offers a compelling answer. Read more from Undergraduate Seminar Fellow Cady Wang:

Join @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social & @vagelosenergy.bsky.social for Energy Week at Penn, now through Friday, 2/27, for a variety of energy-focused events including an e-waste drive, poster session, seminars & more!⚡ energyweek.upenn.edu

It's Energy Week! ⚡🎉 Due to yesterday’s snow day, events are kicking off today. We’re excited to launch a week of events exploring energy research, bold policy conversations, and innovative sustainable solutions. Check out the schedule and join us! https://energyweek.upenn.edu

Spoke to @eenews.bsky.social/@politico.com about the political implications of data centers. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/mid...

❄️ SNOW UPDATE: Due to snow, events on Monday, February 23rd, have been canceled. Please refer to the Energy Week website for the latest information about rescheduled dates. We hope to see you at an event later this week!

What happens when a petrostate can no longer rely on oil to sustain itself? Venezuela’s crisis exposes the limits of oil-funded governance in a decarbonizing world. Fiscal discipline may stabilize the state, but without stronger non-oil revenues, fragility will persist.

After Maduro’s removal, Venezuelan oil is flowing—but under U.S. control. As proceeds from sales are deposited in Treasury-controlled accounts Washington must strike a balance: stabilizing a fragile state and preventing humanitarian collapse without entrenching corruption or undermining sovereignty.

PODCAST: Oil sanctions were meant to restrict exports. Instead, they helped give rise to dark shipping. In this episode of Energy Policy Now, economist Jesús Fernández-Villaverde explains how that adaptation reshaped global energy markets. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get podcasts:

DIGEST: As heat intensifies in cities, this digest argues that solar-powered open-air cooling shelters can play a critical role in a layered urban cooling strategy—providing resilient, low-energy relief that complements cooling centers and remains operational during power outages. Read more here:

I spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian about @upenn.edu's supercomputer and data centers. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.thedp.com/article/2026...

I spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian about data center development. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.thedp.com/article/2026...

ENERGY WEEK EVENT: What does a worker-centered clean energy transition look like in PA? Join us Feb 27 for an in-person panel on Investing in Clean Energy and Pennsylvania’s Working Families — covering good jobs, labor standards, energy communities, and what a just transition really means.

I spoke with @keatonpeters.bsky.social of @san.com about the impact of the current regime's cancelling Federal funding for clean energy. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social san.com/cc/facing-32...

BLOG: Utilities are retiring gas peaker plants in favor of battery storage as policy reshapes peak power markets. This blog examines how the IRA’s standalone storage tax credit and state capacity reforms are driving utility investment, and what policy gaps still limit batteries’ role on the grid.

BLOG: Mexico’s energy reforms under Pres. Sheinbaum are redefining who controls the grid—just as electricity shortages and nearshoring send demand surging. Can a state-led model deliver reliability and sovereignty without derailing decarbonization? Read more from Undergrad Fellow Aarit Bhatnagar:

BLOG: In water-scarce regions, solar-powered groundwater pumping boosts farm productivity but, by eliminating pumping costs, also accelerates groundwater depletion.

PODCAST: How do you accommodate massive new sources of electricity demand without putting reliability or consumer costs at risk? That question sits at the center of PJM’s new proposal to address AI data center load. We explore on the latest episode of Energy Policy Now.

PA's new Load Forecast Accountability Act tackles a $9B problem: utilities making speculative bets on data-center demand that raise electricity costs. The law lets regulators validate projections before they inflate prices, shielding ratepayers from paying for infrastructure that never materializes.

BLOG: Amid an executive order to restart commercial reprocessing and recycling of spent nuclear fuel and a federal push for economically viable transmutation, the need for a community-focused pathway to deep geologic storage remains. Read more from Undergraduate Seminar Fellow Makenna Damhorst:

BLOG: From floods to wildfires, Spain’s World Cultural Heritage Sites are in danger. Discover how climate change threatens cultural memory—and what Spain is doing to defend it before it’s too late. Read more from Undergraduate Seminar Fellow Irene Antón Piolanti:

BLOG: Healthcare systems must decarbonize while building the energy resilience necessary to protect patients during climate disasters, a dual imperative supported by new federal "direct pay" incentives. Read more from Undergraduate Seminar Fellow Claire Zhang:

PODCAST: Electricity demand growth driven by AI data centers is arriving faster than many planning frameworks were designed to handle. Energy Policy Now explores how grid governance may need to evolve in response.

New England states rely on natural gas power plants. But new opportunities are emerging. Renewable natural gas, hydrogen co-firing, and carbon capture with utilization or storage can accelerate power-sector decarbonization while supporting waste management, agriculture, and industrial innovation.

BLOG: Mobilizing private capital for climate action requires clear rules and credible definitions of ‘green.’ From investment protocols to interoperable taxonomies, this article explores how law and finance can turn trillions into real climate impact. Read more from Undergrad Fellow Ellery Spikes:

In a recent article, three energy policy experts, including Member Scholar Shelley Welton, argue that the TVA’s “decidedly mixed” record is the result of fixable institutional design choices rather than failures intrinsic to public ownership. www.theregreview.org/2026/01/21/b...

BLOG: The US faces pressures to scale clean energy while bolstering supply chain security. While reducing dependence on foreign suppliers is necessary, protectionist instincts may prove counterproductive. Finding the balance between security and diplomacy in trade policy will decide America’s fate.

POLICY DIGEST: IRA investments in EV and battery manufacturing across the U.S. ‘Battery Belt’ are creating modern boomtowns. Our latest policy digest examines two case studies, outlines key challenges and opportunities, and offers policy recommendations for continued growth.

BLOG: Researchers today are leveraging AI in breakthrough carbon capture research. These advancements have significant implications for policymakers, who will need to play a key role in accelerating the development of carbon capture to the scale necessary for meeting climate targets.

BLOG: Even the greenest new buildings come with a heavy carbon cost. As construction emissions rise, adaptive reuse emerges as a powerful climate strategy, challenging the assumption that progress depends on continual expansion. Read more from Undergraduate Seminar Fellow Phoebe Anagnos:

BLOG: Rising energy costs and weakening federal incentives leave many Philadelphia households unable to access solar. High upfront costs, renter restrictions, and the rollback of programs like Solar for All highlight the need to close policy gaps and expand equitable clean-energy access.

I joined NBC New Now this morning to discuss data centers and electricity prices. My interview starts at 1:19:52. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh9l...

BLOG: ASEAN’s $764B power-grid dream is finally in motion, but political risk and investor uncertainty threaten to pull the plug. Read more from Undergraduate Seminar Fellow Alexander Kuplicki:

I will be presenting on the Policy Implications of Remote Sensing on April 29 (new date) @princeton.edu's DeCenter @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social decenter.princeton.edu/events/decen...

BLOG: Explore how the Democratic Republic of the Congo can escape the resource curse and turn its mineral-rich geology into leverage in the global green transition, navigating corruption, conflict, and great‑power competition to build a more equitable, sustainable future.

I spoke with @6abcactionnews.bsky.social today about data centers: @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social 6abc.com/post/propose...