Nick Zenkin
Nick Zenkin is Latitude Media’s energy industry analyst. He was previously a lead renewables consultant at Xodus Group, where he conducted economic impact and policy analyses for offshore wind developers, governments, and local development organizations. Earlier in his career, he was the Research and Development manager for LAUTEC Group, leading R&D efforts for several offshore wind development initiatives.
Nick has an M.A. from Boston University, where he studied energy and environmental policy. While there, he worked on several research initiatives on renewable energy development, with a specific focus on Chinese energy policy. He has a B.A. from Endicott College.
Get in touch with Nick at nick@latitudemedia.com.
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A government stake in AI means taking on the industry’s power problem
Trump and Sanders both arrived at the same idea in the same week: a public stake in AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Nick ZenkinJun 17, 2026 -
What geothermal can learn from offshore wind’s demise
Fervo's IPO looks like confirmation that enhanced geothermal has arrived. But is the industry whistling past the graveyard?
Nick ZenkinMay 20, 2026 -
Data center jobs aren’t at servers — they’re in energy
Why data centers create fewer jobs per dollar than the generation infrastructure built to power them.
Nick ZenkinMay 6, 2026 -
State capitols are catching up to the data center boom
There are more than five times as many state data center bills today versus in 2021.
Nick ZenkinApr 22, 2026 -
States are cutting their way to higher electricity bills
Cutting efficiency programs saves money on this month's bill — and raises costs for the next decade.
Nick ZenkinApr 22, 2026 -
Trump called renewables a security threat, then put data centers in a war zone
The administration blocked clean energy on security grounds, but its Gulf AI infrastructure has become a military target.
Nick ZenkinApr 15, 2026 -
Hyperscalers say gas is a bridge — but no one says where it ends
As hyperscalers lock in gigawatts of behind-the-meter gas, the line between a temporary fix and a permanent foundation is blurring.
Nick ZenkinApr 8, 2026 -
Not all data center commitments are created equal
Utilities have disclosed 187 GW of data center load commitments. Less than half is backed by disclosed contractual terms.
Nick ZenkinApr 2, 2026 -
Trump paid $1 billion to kill two wind farms during an ‘energy emergency’
The administration paid TotalEnergies $928 million to cancel four gigawatts of much-needed generation.
Nick ZenkinMar 23, 2026 -
Big Tech pledged to pay for power — but some tariffs already require it
The White House’s voluntary “ratepayer protection pledge” looks like 25 binding state-level tariffs that already exist.
Nick ZenkinMar 18, 2026
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