Climate and Energy Reporter

Arjun Mehta

Follows the energy transition through interconnection queues, cost curves, and procurement contracts rather than pledges and press conferences.

Grid interconnection
Energy storage
Climate adaptation
Procurement and permitting

2 articles

Climate

Batteries Are Cheaper Than Peaker Plants. The Grid Queue Is the Holdup.

Storage now beats gas peaking on cost in most markets. The binding constraint has moved from economics to interconnection paperwork measured in years, not months.

Arjun MehtaAugust 8, 20263 min read

Climate

Cities Are Budgeting for Heat. Most of Them Still Measure It Wrong.

Municipal heat plans are proliferating, but they rely on airport weather stations that systematically understate the temperatures residents actually experience.

Arjun MehtaJuly 21, 20263 min read