Ivan Penn

Los Angeles

Alternative Energy Correspondent at The New York Times

Ivan Penn is a Los Angeles-based energy correspondent for @nytimes, 2006 @JSKstanford fellow, graduate of @UofMaryland and 2014 @LoebAwards winner.

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Trump wants to reverse coal’s long decline. It won’t be easy.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Ivan Penn |NYT Business

President Donald Trump last week issued executive orders designed to revive the use of coal in power plants, a practice that has been steadily declining for more than a decade. But the effort is likely to fail, energy experts said, because the fossil fuel faces some hurdles. The power that coal plants produce typically can’t compete with cheaper, cleaner alternatives. And many plants that burn coal are simply too old and would need extensive and expensive upgrades to continue running.
Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ivan Penn |Graham Dickie

For beekeepers, the problem isn't just climate change and extreme weather: It's also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown. For beekeepers, the problem isn't just climate change and extreme weather: It's also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown. Credit... Listen to this article with reporter commentary Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers.
After L.A. Fires, Edison Wants to Bury Power Lines in Altadena and Malibu

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Shawn Hubler |Ivan Penn

Southern California Edison is echoing calls from homeowners to move spark-prone electrical equipment underground. Company officials estimated the cost at more than $650 million. Southern California Edison, the electric utility whose equipment has been the focus of investigations into the deadly Eaton fire in Los Angeles County in January, said on Friday that it planned to bury more than 150 miles of power lines in fire-prone areas near Altadena and Malibu, Calif.
A Fire Plunged Heathrow Into Darkness. A Nearby Data Center Kept Humming. Why?

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Michael Shear |Ivan Penn

DeepSeek rolls out V3 AI model updates in race against OpenAI. What's New? DeepSeek’s AI ignited a debate on whether cutting-edge platforms can be built for far less than the billions US firms are pouring into data center …
A Fire Plunged Heathrow Into Darkness. A Nearby Data Center Kept Humming. Why?

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michael Shear |Ivan Penn

A gleaming new data center sits less than half a mile from the electric substation where a fire plunged Heathrow Airport into darkness last week. The data center's own power was also cut that day. But no one who relied on it would have noticed, thanks to a bank of batteries and backup generators designed to kick in instantly.
Edison’s power lines were under strain 14 hours before Eaton Fire

1 month ago | lasvegassun.com | Ivan Penn |Blacki Migliozzi

LOS ANGELES — About 14 hours before the Eaton fire started on Jan. 7 on the hills above Altadena and Pasadena, California, power lines in the area had signs of being under strain from intensifying winds.
Edison’s power lines were under strain 14 hours before Eaton fire

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Ivan Penn |Blacki Migliozzi

LOS ANGELES — About 14 hours before the Eaton fire started on Jan. 7 on the hills above Altadena and Pasadena, Calif., power lines in the area appear to have come under strain from intensifying winds.
Edison's Power Lines Were Under Strain 14 Hours Before Eaton Fire

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ivan Penn |Blacki Migliozzi

About 14 hours before the Eaton fire started on Jan. 7 on the hills above Altadena and Pasadena, Calif., power lines in the area appear to have come under strain from intensifying winds. New data from a company that maintains electrical sensors suggests that the transmission network of Southern California Edison was stressed long before the most severe winds bore down on the Los Angeles region, adding to growing criticism that the electric utility did not do enough to prevent the blaze.
Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ivan Penn

1 hour agoTrump’s Third RailThe sneak attack on Social Security creates new vulnerability for Elon Musk and for the entire Trump project of destroying government. Donald Trump’s …11 hours agoBill proposed in Texas could charge transgender people with 'gender identity fraud'A bill proposed in the Texas legislature could charge transgender Texans with a state felony if they commit what proponents call “gender identity fraud.” Republican state Rep.
Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ivan Penn

The U.S. power grid added more capacity from solar energy in 2024 than from any other source in a single year in more than two decades, according to a new industry report released on Tuesday. The data was released a day after the new U.S. energy secretary, Chris Wright, strongly criticized solar and wind energy on two fronts.