June CPI relief was mostly gasoline. The consumer electricity index stayed 4% higher year over year, and EIA commercial prices were 5.8% higher. How owners and communities underwrite rising building-power costs.
Virginia's $0.011/kWh data center tax took effect July 1 as New Jersey passed a 50 MW tariff bill and California weighs PG&E's proposal. How the who-pays wave reprices NOI across property types.
Planned 100 GW of behind-the-meter gas data centers will lift gas and electricity prices by shifting costs outside regulation. See how fuel choice—not just the meter—sets who pays, with evidence from BNEF, EIA, and Harvard Belfer.
Grid reliability, utility rate hikes, data center demand, and evolving energy policy. Explore the biggest developments shaping commercial real estate, electrification, and energy resilience this week.
The 179D deduction closes June 30, 2026. Commercial electricity is 37% higher than 2020 and utilities carry $31B in rate requests. The capital question for building owners is now permanent, not incentive-dependent.
Commercial electricity prices rose 10.7% in 2026 and utilities carry $31B in pending rate requests. Why building owners cannot wait for the Iran ceasefire to solve the energy cost problem.