Written by Kai Yuan Ma According to the International Energy Agency, electricity demand is expected to grow steadily over the next decade, driven by electrification, digital systems, and expanding data infrastructure. In the U.S., that shift is already underway. Buildings are electrifying, EV adoption is accelerating, and digital systems are expanding across nearly every sector. But as demand increases, a new constraint is becoming more visible: the grid is not keeping up. A

Written By: Christina Armor Energy Efficiency investments aren’t just about improving buildings - they can also strengthen relationships between owners and tenants. Aging equipment, tight budgets, and unclear responsibilities can often stall projects before they even begin. When owners and tenants collaborate they can reduce energy bills, maintain the integrity of the building structure, and help our local communities thrive. Running a small business comes with constant dema

Written By: Lacey Hayes According to an ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Research Study, Refrigeration is one of the largest energy consumers in grocery stores and supermarkets, accounting for up to 50% of total electricity use. As energy costs rise, grocery retailers are re-evaluating every opportunity to improve efficiency. When you walk through a grocery store, you might notice that some refrigerated display cases have do

Written By: Mitchell Gentry Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs) are revolutionizing how buildings engage with the electrical grid, offering a dynamic and flexible solution to modern energy challenges. By seamlessly integrating energy efficiency strategies with advanced smart technologies, GEBs allow buildings to actively monitor and adjust their energy usage in response to real time grid conditions, utility pricing signals, and the specific needs of occupants. This

Written By: Rob Hall In rural America, small businesses and small agricultural producers are vitally important to the nation's...

Written By: Nate Ford I'm not sure you have heard, but...AI is having a moment. It’s in your phone, it's at the top of your search results, it's in your thermostat, and it may even be helping write my, er, I mean your blog posts. But behind the curtain of all this innovation is a simple yet perhaps overlooked truth: AI needs power. A lot of it. And that is not likely to slow down any time soon. Why exactly does AI need so much power? Imagine you’re in charge of training

Written By: Jesse King Data centers, EV adoption, building electrification, and increasingly unpredictable weather have been wreaking havoc on our electricity grid. Thanks to the convergence of all these new factors, national demand for electricity has been growing at an alarming rate and is starting to show up in electricity rates. Utility rate payers have noticed these higher prices, which in Oregon have spiked by almost 50% over the last 4 years, according to KGW report

Written By: Kristina Benson In 1880 , the city nights started to glitter with illumination and within two years the first purpose-built power station began to fuel our industrializing cities. The dawn of the electrical era had begun.  As our cities grew, our need for power only increased.  Demand surged with rising energy use, and rising to meet it was a globally interconnected energy economy. The 1973 Oil Crisis exposed the risks of global energy dependence; sparking na

The CRE sector sees optimistic 2025 prospects with surging revenues, and robust markets; office demand improves slowly.

Written By: Rebecca Mock Energy audits are a crucial component for helping clients identify ways to save energy, reduce costs, and enhance the sustainability of buildings and industrial sites. But as crucial as these audits are, they come with their share of risks. Whether it's navigating through confined spaces, working at heights, or handling potentially hazardous materials, energy auditors need to stay vigilant about safety at all times. If you’re an energy auditor, or

By Jenn Loukotka Utility energy efficiency incentives can make all the difference in making an expensive Capital Expenditure (CapEx)...

Written By: Joe Schmeits If you’re like me you’ve heard countless stories of all the ways EVs are “worse” than ICE cars. Too many to list here! But are they true? I’m going to look at a few of the ones I’ve heard and discuss how true these myths are. False: EVs are less safe than ICE vehicles This is a tough one to look at because we have decades of data with ICE cars and relatively little with EVs. That said, vehicles are becoming safer all the time so even a 10-year-old IC

Written By: Alex Kampf A is for Action Action = results The driving force behind progress in energy use reduction is action. It is the bridge between development of efficient technologies and realized savings on a utility bill. Inaction can often be more costly over time than present upgrades. There are many resources available to assist with the adoption of new technology all the way from the federal tax credits to local utility incentives. B is for Boilers Boiler tec

Written by: Dillon Ackerman "You can't manage what you can't measure." Whether one is a regulator looking for reductions in the nation’s...

Written by: Austin Alvey Aguilera Electrification is a popular topic right now, and while the shift away from gas has many benefits it...

Written by: Sari Mira In 2021, Consumers Energy commissioned Waypoint Energy to study Michigan's commercial real estate (CRE) market to...

Written by: Ian Firestone Due to COVID-19 shifting how companies do business, there is a glut of under-leased office space in markets...

Customers can save money and energy by upgrading older building controls to DDC.

Written by: Joe Schmeits In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world. In the United States all but 7 states issued mandatory...

Written by: Stephanie Huang Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions created by the burning of fossil fuels and other anthropogenic influences are...