Catherine Boudreau
Catherine Boudreau is a senior reporter at Latitude Media. She’s spent a decade covering, energy, climate and agriculture issues at the intersection of business and policy. Her stories have taken her from a solar manufacturing plant in rural Georgia to global climate summits in Egypt and Dubai.
Catherine was previously a senior sustainability reporter at Business Insider, focusing on how climate change and the energy transition affect the economy. Before that, she worked at POLITICO, where she launched a newsletter on corporate climate accountability. She received a James Beard Award for an investigation into federal nutrition research. Her reporting has also been featured on CBS News, WAMU’s 1A, WBUR’s On Point, Marketplace, and C-SPAN.
Catherine is a native Vermonter and carries pure maple syrup to her favorite brunch spots in D.C., her current home. Contact Catherine at catherine@latitudemedia.com or on Signal at @cboudreau.37.
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What California’s grid utilization move says about energy affordability
Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.
Catherine BoudreauOct 15, 2026 -
Can edge compute undercut demand for mega gas plants?
Prelude Ventures’ Katie Clasen says distributed computing for AI inference is a better solution than massive off-grid gas plants.
Catherine BoudreauOct 7, 2026 -
How utilities lost their grip on Washington
The Senate’s bipartisan permitting bill includes a key provision that utilities have historically opposed.
Catherine BoudreauOct 6, 2026 -
The permitting reform battle lines are being drawn
Utilities are studiously avoiding endorsement.
Catherine BoudreauOct 2, 2026 -
Vermont Gas invests in geothermal for the first time
The utility joins a growing “gas-to-geo” push as it expands into cleaner energy.
Catherine BoudreauOct 1, 2026 -
Senators strike bipartisan permitting deal
The legislation marks a breakthrough after months of negotiations impeded by President Trump’s attacks on solar and wind power.
Catherine BoudreauSep 30, 2026 -
How to measure grid utilization
Exclusive: As states move to implement grid utilization policies, the Utilize Coalition is proposing a shared method of measurement.
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Exclusive: Heinrich proposes 30% credit for long-haul transmission
The bill’s introduction comes as President Trump suggests he’s willing to remove some barriers to federal permitting reform.
Catherine BoudreauSep 23, 2026 -
Rune is tapping spare solar power for modular data centers
Armed with a $40-million Series A, the startup is pitching a small data center that makes use of curtailed renewable power.
Catherine BoudreauSep 21, 2026 -
What EPA’s climate denial means for the energy transition
Post-2030, renewables deployment is highly uncertain.
Catherine BoudreauSep 16, 2026
