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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Articles

Beekeepers, struggling with climate change, now face new challenges

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Ivan Penn

Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple brave the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers.
A Reporter Gets a Buzz From Thousands of Bees

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Ivan Penn

The plight of American honeybees drew a journalist away from his usual beat covering energy. Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Last August, as I stood in a field in North Dakota, hundreds of thousands of bees surrounded me. The chorus of their collective hum was soothing, almost mesmerizing. It was an unlikely assignment for me, a reporter who covers energy for the Business desk of The New York Times.
Trump wants to reverse coal’s long decline. It won’t be easy.

1 month 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.
Trump Wants to Reverse Coal's Long Decline. It Won't be Easy.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ivan Penn

Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy - forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with. President 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 critical hurdles.
Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

1 month 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 month 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?

1 month 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?

1 month 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.