Do Buildings With Reliable Onsite Power Command Higher Rents?
JLL finds tenants paying measurable power premiums, up to 49 percent in some cases, for buildings with reliable onsite energy. Power availability is becoming a location factor in CRE.
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PJM’s Capacity Price Eases to $325 per Megawatt-Day, But the Reliability Gap Just Got Worse
PJM’s capacity auction cleared at $325 per MW-day, down 2.5 percent, ending a three-auction record streak. The reliability shortfall widened anyway. What the new Large Load Registry and curtailment rules mean for NOI.
What Does the Collapse of S2 Capital's $400 Million Fund Teach Real Estate About Surviving 2026?
S2 Capital wound down its 400M fund with no return of capital and faces roughly 560M in loan trouble. The buildings performed; the debt did not. For owners, the lesson is to defend NOI through the costs they still control, starting with energy.
Marcus Garvey Microgrid: How Onsite Energy Protects Multifamily NOI
How a 625-unit Brooklyn complex built one of NYC's first multifamily microgrids with solar, storage, and a fuel cell, and turned its power bill into net operating income.
The True Cost of Power: Brent Crossed $100 and Rates Hit a Three-Year High. Which Pressure Should an Owner Act On?
Brent crude crossed $100 and the 10-year Treasury hit its highest since 2023, now driven by one conflict. Why an owner should act on the structural cost of power instead.
The Money for Charging Moved From the Tax Code to Your Utility Territory
Federal charging credits sunset but utility and state programs expanded. Cities draw on the same money, and their contracts are public records you can read first.