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As 2025 closes, quiet signals point to maturing opportunities for commercial real estate owners and urban planners: scalable solar & storage deals stacking incentives, healthcare microgrids locking in long-term rates, and medium-duty EV trucks nudging depot upgrades—all amid hyperscaler power purchase agreements (PPAs) re-modeling clean electric procurement. Here's a curated set of fresh stories from the past week.

Meta and NextEra Energy Resources just signed a massive clean energy deal that spans three grid markets and a unique tariff in New Mexico. For commercial real estate owners, this isn't just a headline—it's a leasing manual for the AI era.

Jason Goldfarb's recent experience at a rental counter in Jacksonville, Florida is a case study in EV charging experiences that don't work.

Power management company Eaton will deliver a clean energy microgrid for the new Manchester, CT Public Library, pairing it rooftop solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging with smart controls. For real estate owners and campus planners, the project is a working example of how a civic anchor can be designed to manage its own power—and help stabilize the neighborhood around it.

When Ford says it will take a $19.5 billion charge and end production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning as we know it, it feels like an earthquake. Add GM’s recent $1.6 billion write-down tied to unused EV capacity, and it is easy to read this as “game over” for the electric transition. That is the wrong read.

The American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference (NPC26) is coming to the Motor City. For the first time, a dedicated "intelligent infrastructure alley" will open a conversation between urban planners, developers and the sources of power in the AI era.