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.
Iran memo collapse spiked Brent 5.3% and yields higher on inflation fears. A hiking Fed, power inflation, and $750B AI capex keep valuation chains loaded. Distributed energy remains the ultimate hedge.
PJM forecast a record 166,304 MW as DOE emergency orders authorized data center curtailment. What the first federal large-load curtailment precedent means for NOI, leases, and site underwriting.
The NextEra‑Dominion Merger shifts real pricing power to equipment access. With multi‑year transformer lead times and PJM capacity caps expiring, behind‑the‑meter strategy becomes an economic necessity, and what owners should model now.
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 U.S. interconnection queue holds ~2,600 GW with a median 5-year wait. FERC’s CHILLS and MISO’s 35% peak-load forecast show why time-to-power now drives site value.