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.
IRENA confirms firm solar-plus-storage costs $54 to $82 per MWh in 2026 top markets. New gas exceeds $100 per MWh. The distributed energy investment case no longer requires an incentive argument — only a utility rate comparison.
Power access defines winners in this week's energy market. Explore how surging utility rate hikes and local data center moratoriums are reshaping property economics, and why onsite generation is becoming a mandatory hedge in today's landscape.
Inside the Delta Electronics microgrid near Detroit: a 13.2 kV interconnection to DTE Energy, 425 kW solar, 2.8 MWh storage, SST core—already cutting grid use ~50%.
Transformer bottleneck: lead times up to four years now dictate commercial real estate schedules. Data, costs, manufacturer capacity, priority effects, and mitigation tactics.
Ford Energy, a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, pivots EV battery capacity into U.S.-assembled grid storage. Five-year EDF framework up to 20 GWh; first deliveries targeted for late 2027. What it means for buildings and data centers.