Stephen Lacey
Stephen Lacey is the co-founder and executive editor of Latitude Media and the co-host of Open Circuit. He helps shape editorial coverage, live events, and creative partnerships. He’s a veteran journalist, editor, and producer who’s been running news teams and making audio programming about the clean energy transition for nearly two decades.
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Have we run out of big ideas to fix the grid?
The fight over data centers reveals a deeper crisis over our inability to plan and coordinate at scale.
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Grid utilization vs expansion: The 100 GW debate
As the race for powered land intensifies, utilities are facing a hard question: build more, or use better?
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State of the transition: Oil shocks, power prices, and grid bottlenecks
Michael Cembalest on how geopolitics, power markets, and infrastructure constraints are colliding.
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Iran, energy shocks, and the case for distributed power
Oil and gas shocks are colliding with a trillion-dollar grid buildout — and a new idea for unlocking capacity.
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The White House AI power pledge: Political theater or policy?
President Trump this week secured a commitment from major tech companies to pay for their own data center power costs.
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Clean energy didn’t collapse in 2025. It adapted
Why a trade war and shifting policy couldn’t stop renewables and batteries.
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Are investors losing faith in the AI infrastructure frenzy?
A dive into the market reality check, space-based data centers, and solar tailwinds.
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Is this geothermal’s breakout moment?
A wave of investment, big-tech demand, and a looming IPO put geothermal to the test.
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From PJM reform to VPPs: The politics of making electricity cheaper
Affordability has become the dominant story in energy. We explore two wildly different approaches to lowering bills.
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A five-alarm fire for the grid?
Why grid reliability, affordability, and national security are colliding. What breaks first?
