July 17, 2026

Emmet Penney
Director of Energy & Infrastructure
Bio
Emmet Penney is director of energy and infrastructure at the Foundation for American Innovation. He is a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute and a recipient of a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship for his work on the power grid, and he runs the Nuclear Barbarians Substack. Emmet's work has appeared in American Affairs, Spectator World, The American Conservative, The Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere.
Articles from Emmet Penney

New York Just Banned Data Centers. Now What?
Nuclear Barbarians
energy infrastructure

The Long March of Process: Efficiency and its Discontents
American Affairs
May 20, 2026
energy infrastructure

Will America Finally Let Itself Build Nuclear Plants?
The Free Press
April 28, 2026
energy infrastructure

Recycling Uranium: A Practical Guide
Arena
April 26, 2026
energy infrastructure
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