Jesse D. Jenkins
@jessedjenkins.com
Macro-energy systems engineering, optimization & policy. Associate professor at Princeton University. Leads the ZERO Lab. Co-hosts SHIFT KEY podcast. Time100 Next & TIME100 Climate honoree. More at linkedin.com/in/jessedjenkins & zero.lab.princeton.edu
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Jesse D. Jenkins
@jessedjenkins.com
Β· Oct 20
I recently co-founded Firma Power w/Scott Burger & Brent Alderfer, a new venture assembling portfolios of clean resources to deliver firm, load-enabling power to hyperscale data centers and other large loads.
World-class analytics is our edge, and we want YOU to join the team. ππ‘
World-class analytics is our edge, and we want YOU to join the team. ππ‘
This sounds like some serious hearsay. I put no stock in it and would encourage others not to either.
January 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This sounds like some serious hearsay. I put no stock in it and would encourage others not to either.
@emildimanchev.bsky.social specifically did modeling on this years ago.
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
@emildimanchev.bsky.social specifically did modeling on this years ago.
Finally! Bravo.
After 10 years of controversy, lawsuits, and even a ballot referendum, the New England Clean Energy Connect is up and running π
With a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, the new line can satisfy 20% of Massachusetts' electricity needs. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org #energysky
With a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, the new line can satisfy 20% of Massachusetts' electricity needs. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org #energysky
A decade in the making, clean energy power line for Mass. is up and running
A major new transmission line that can bring renewable electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is finally, after a whole lot of controversy and delay, starting to deliver power.
www.wbur.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Finally! Bravo.
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I'm a big fan of the @rff.org Resources Radio podcast - lots of great interviews with researchers talking about their work so the archive is a real gold mine. We ended up discussing this excellent episode with @catiehausman.bsky.social going through her work on electricity transmission.
Power Flows: Understanding the Barriers to Electricity Transmission, with Catherine Hausman
Catherine Hausman discusses the benefits of building new electricity transmission lines, the costs of not building new transmission, and why more transmission is not being built in the United States.
www.resources.org
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I'm a big fan of the @rff.org Resources Radio podcast - lots of great interviews with researchers talking about their work so the archive is a real gold mine. We ended up discussing this excellent episode with @catiehausman.bsky.social going through her work on electricity transmission.
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Hedging and energy trading is always a tricky topic for students that haven't encountered this stuff before. I found this trio of videos gives some useful insights into oil trading that's pretty accessible and worked well. p1: tinyurl.com/3csz73a8 p2: tinyurl.com/2kwbed2x p3: tinyurl.com/3heytjkx
What is Hedging? | Oil and Commodities Trading
YouTube video by International Business House
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Hedging and energy trading is always a tricky topic for students that haven't encountered this stuff before. I found this trio of videos gives some useful insights into oil trading that's pretty accessible and worked well. p1: tinyurl.com/3csz73a8 p2: tinyurl.com/2kwbed2x p3: tinyurl.com/3heytjkx
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Understanding the clean energy transition requires a firm grasp of the fossil fuel markets that still dominate the sector today. @planetmoney.bsky.social has some excellent energy reporting, including this piece on gasoline that features both @severinborenstein.bsky.social and Ryan Kellogg.
Breaking down the price of gasoline : Planet Money
High gas prices have fueled speculation and investigations β is anyone raising prices and keeping prices high for profit? To find out, we break down the price of gas, piece by piece, to show you how w...
www.npr.org
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Understanding the clean energy transition requires a firm grasp of the fossil fuel markets that still dominate the sector today. @planetmoney.bsky.social has some excellent energy reporting, including this piece on gasoline that features both @severinborenstein.bsky.social and Ryan Kellogg.
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For a class full of social science students, getting some grounding in how the physics and engineering of the grid interacts with the economics is key. The summer school series that @jessedjenkins.com and @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social put out on their excellent Shift Key podcast was perfect for this.
Shift Key Summer School: What Is a Watt?
Jesse teaches Rob the basics of energy, power, and what it all has to do with the grid.
heatmap.news
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
For a class full of social science students, getting some grounding in how the physics and engineering of the grid interacts with the economics is key. The summer school series that @jessedjenkins.com and @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social put out on their excellent Shift Key podcast was perfect for this.
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Finished teaching a new course on energy markets and the clean energy transition last month. Was a blast and have lots of thoughts for next year.
One takeaway is the value of going beyond academic journals/textbooks and incorporating media articles, podcasts, and video. Here's a few we covered... π§΅
One takeaway is the value of going beyond academic journals/textbooks and incorporating media articles, podcasts, and video. Here's a few we covered... π§΅
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Finished teaching a new course on energy markets and the clean energy transition last month. Was a blast and have lots of thoughts for next year.
One takeaway is the value of going beyond academic journals/textbooks and incorporating media articles, podcasts, and video. Here's a few we covered... π§΅
One takeaway is the value of going beyond academic journals/textbooks and incorporating media articles, podcasts, and video. Here's a few we covered... π§΅
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This week on SHIFT KEY:
Trump wants U.S. drillers to have Venezuela's oil. But what's really keeping them from getting it? And do they even want it?
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social checks in with @roryjohnston.bsky.social on all of the above and more:
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
Trump wants U.S. drillers to have Venezuela's oil. But what's really keeping them from getting it? And do they even want it?
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social checks in with @roryjohnston.bsky.social on all of the above and more:
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
Why Trumpβs Oil Imperialism Might Be a Tough Sell for Actual Oil Companies
Rob talks about the removal of Venezuelaβs NicolΓ‘s Maduro with Commodity Contextβs Rory Johnston.
heatmap.news
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
This week on SHIFT KEY:
Trump wants U.S. drillers to have Venezuela's oil. But what's really keeping them from getting it? And do they even want it?
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social checks in with @roryjohnston.bsky.social on all of the above and more:
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
Trump wants U.S. drillers to have Venezuela's oil. But what's really keeping them from getting it? And do they even want it?
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social checks in with @roryjohnston.bsky.social on all of the above and more:
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
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BREAKING:
The White House plans to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations framework climate treaty, according to reports.
Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with what we know:
heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi...
The White House plans to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations framework climate treaty, according to reports.
Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with what we know:
heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi...
The U.S. Will Exit UNβs Framework Climate Treaty, According to Reports
The move would mark a significant escalation in Trumpβs hostility toward climate diplomacy.
heatmap.news
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
BREAKING:
The White House plans to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations framework climate treaty, according to reports.
Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with what we know:
heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi...
The White House plans to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations framework climate treaty, according to reports.
Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with what we know:
heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi...
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New @wsj.com: "The Fight Over Making Data Centers Power Down to Avoid Blackouts"
βTββhe pressures of connecting to the grid at the scale and pace that people are talking about is going to push these solutions,β
@jessedjenkins.com said. βThere isnβt another option.β
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
βTββhe pressures of connecting to the grid at the scale and pace that people are talking about is going to push these solutions,β
@jessedjenkins.com said. βThere isnβt another option.β
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
January 7, 2026 at 1:08 AM
New @wsj.com: "The Fight Over Making Data Centers Power Down to Avoid Blackouts"
βTββhe pressures of connecting to the grid at the scale and pace that people are talking about is going to push these solutions,β
@jessedjenkins.com said. βThere isnβt another option.β
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
βTββhe pressures of connecting to the grid at the scale and pace that people are talking about is going to push these solutions,β
@jessedjenkins.com said. βThere isnβt another option.β
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
7 numbers explain why building electrification is taking off in the USA, via @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/car... ππ‘ #upshift
7 numbers that explain why the future of buildings is all-electric
Key indicators, from the cost of fossil gas to the number of heat pumps sold, signal building decarbonization will march onward in the U.S. despiteβ¦
www.canarymedia.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
7 numbers explain why building electrification is taking off in the USA, via @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/car... ππ‘ #upshift
Despite headwinds, over 20 new EVs are coming to the US market in 2026, including several more affordable vehicles. Can any thrive without federal tax credits? insideevs.com/news/782572/... ππ‘ ππ
Over 20 New EVs Are Coming In 2026. These Are The Seven I'm Most Excited About
Weβve been waiting for the next generation of EVs to arriveβcheaper, faster, better. Next year, theyβll finally be here.
insideevs.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Despite headwinds, over 20 new EVs are coming to the US market in 2026, including several more affordable vehicles. Can any thrive without federal tax credits? insideevs.com/news/782572/... ππ‘ ππ
Net-Zero America had three PIs and was originated before I joined the faculty at Princeton. None of the funding for my group came from Exxon.
December 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Net-Zero America had three PIs and was originated before I joined the faculty at Princeton. None of the funding for my group came from Exxon.
Never taken a dime from Exxon bro. BP. As explained at length elsewhere, including here x.com/i/status/200... Get your big evil funders straight. All my ZERO Lab funding is listed here zero.lab.princeton.edu/mission-peop...
December 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Never taken a dime from Exxon bro. BP. As explained at length elsewhere, including here x.com/i/status/200... Get your big evil funders straight. All my ZERO Lab funding is listed here zero.lab.princeton.edu/mission-peop...
For more, see my thread in the other place here x.com/i/status/200... and here x.com/i/status/200...
Jesse D. Jenkins on X: "Okay. I finally read the op ed. @MattYglesias is right. (98% right at least, which is an A+ for a NYT op ed). Don't @ me. It's the holidays and I don't have the appetite. But Matty's position is pragmatic, substantively sound, and the only way we have a chance of making any" / X
Okay. I finally read the op ed. @MattYglesias is right. (98% right at least, which is an A+ for a NYT op ed). Don't @ me. It's the holidays and I don't have the appetite. But Matty's position is pragmatic, substantively sound, and the only way we have a chance of making any
x.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For more, see my thread in the other place here x.com/i/status/200... and here x.com/i/status/200...
I finally read the op ed. Matt Yglesias is right. (98% right at least, which is an A+ for a NYT op ed). Don't @ me. It's the holidays and I don't have the appetite. But Matty's position is pragmatic, substantively sound, and the only way we have a chance of making progress on climate in this moment.
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I finally read the op ed. Matt Yglesias is right. (98% right at least, which is an A+ for a NYT op ed). Don't @ me. It's the holidays and I don't have the appetite. But Matty's position is pragmatic, substantively sound, and the only way we have a chance of making progress on climate in this moment.
Thanks for your leadership on this paper Nick!
December 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Thanks for your leadership on this paper Nick!
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New preprint up assessing the air quality and health benefits that could have been possible under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Huge effort here with Erin Mayfield, Jamil Farbes, @jessedjenkins.com, Ryan Jones, Tracey Holloway, and @jonathanpatz.bsky.social.
Huge effort here with Erin Mayfield, Jamil Farbes, @jessedjenkins.com, Ryan Jones, Tracey Holloway, and @jonathanpatz.bsky.social.
Air quality and health effects of U.S. energy transitions
Transitioning the U.S. energy system has the potential to improve public health by reducing ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure. We develop an integrated modeling framework, coupling ener...
zenodo.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New preprint up assessing the air quality and health benefits that could have been possible under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Huge effort here with Erin Mayfield, Jamil Farbes, @jessedjenkins.com, Ryan Jones, Tracey Holloway, and @jonathanpatz.bsky.social.
Huge effort here with Erin Mayfield, Jamil Farbes, @jessedjenkins.com, Ryan Jones, Tracey Holloway, and @jonathanpatz.bsky.social.
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Thereβs a lot of excitement about the growth of next-gen geothermal in the US.
But geothermal is *already* competing at price parity in Europe. On this weekβs episode of Shift Key, @jessedjenkins.com and I chat with Mark Fitzgerald, the CEO of a geothermal firm that is now powering a German town:
But geothermal is *already* competing at price parity in Europe. On this weekβs episode of Shift Key, @jessedjenkins.com and I chat with Mark Fitzgerald, the CEO of a geothermal firm that is now powering a German town:
Say βGuten Tag!β to This New Kind of Geothermal Tech
Rob and Jesse catch up with Mark Fitzgerald, CEO of the closed-loop geothermal startup Eavor.
heatmap.news
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thereβs a lot of excitement about the growth of next-gen geothermal in the US.
But geothermal is *already* competing at price parity in Europe. On this weekβs episode of Shift Key, @jessedjenkins.com and I chat with Mark Fitzgerald, the CEO of a geothermal firm that is now powering a German town:
But geothermal is *already* competing at price parity in Europe. On this weekβs episode of Shift Key, @jessedjenkins.com and I chat with Mark Fitzgerald, the CEO of a geothermal firm that is now powering a German town:
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NEW SHIFT KEY:
It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech β but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech β but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Say βGuten Tag!β to This New Kind of Geothermal Tech
Podcast Episode Β· Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins Β· 12/17/2025 Β· 44m
podcasts.apple.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NEW SHIFT KEY:
It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech β but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech β but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Well, we've officially jumped the shark. This is probably the most bonkers real headline I've read in forever. Reads like an Onion satire. But no. This is real. www.wsj.com/business/dea... I want out of this branch of the metaverse...
Trump Media to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal
Shares in the presidentβs media company jumped premarket after it agreed to a tie-up with TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Well, we've officially jumped the shark. This is probably the most bonkers real headline I've read in forever. Reads like an Onion satire. But no. This is real. www.wsj.com/business/dea... I want out of this branch of the metaverse...
Listen to this week's Shift Key podcast on Eavor's first-of-a-kind geothermal project, which went online in Bavaria this month, @heatmap_news heatmap.news/podcast/shif... or wherever you get your podcasts. ππ‘
Say βGuten Tag!β to This New Kind of Geothermal Tech
Rob and Jesse catch up with Mark Fitzgerald, CEO of the closed-loop geothermal startup Eavor.
heatmap.news
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Listen to this week's Shift Key podcast on Eavor's first-of-a-kind geothermal project, which went online in Bavaria this month, @heatmap_news heatmap.news/podcast/shif... or wherever you get your podcasts. ππ‘
It's not every day we get to welcome a totally new clean energy technology into commercial operation. Today on Shift Key, we talk with Eavor Technologies CEO Mark Fitzgerald about how the company brought online the first-ever closed-loop geothermal heat & power project this month in Germany! ππ‘
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's not every day we get to welcome a totally new clean energy technology into commercial operation. Today on Shift Key, we talk with Eavor Technologies CEO Mark Fitzgerald about how the company brought online the first-ever closed-loop geothermal heat & power project this month in Germany! ππ‘