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RATE RATTLE: Fed raises benchmark rate to 3.75-4%, pushing CRE borrowing costs higher. Read more here.
ZONE DEFENSE: Opportunity Zones 2.0 sparks nationwide scramble for tax breaks and development sites. Read more here.
BUILDING BUCKS: Commercial building operations generate $610B in economic activity and support 3.9M jobs. Read more here.
REFI RUNNERS: CIBC provides $102M refi for SkyREM’s 1.9M SF East Coast industrial portfolio. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Hut 8 begins $399M Texas data center campus with 704MW and $19.6B in leases. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Digital Realty CEO says AI slowdown won’t derail data center demand as $20B pipeline takes shape. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Loudoun County, VA, board moves to pause data center applications for up to 12 months. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Equinix data center spills 5,000 gallons of diesel into NJ river, fueling calls for moratorium. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Rural towns reject lucrative data centers despite budget gaps, citing environmental and community concerns. Read more here.
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RENEWABLES: Enel buys $760M US renewable portfolio with 810MW of wind and solar projects. Read more here.
RENEWABLES: Invenergy, HASI partner on 2.7GW US portfolio of solar, wind, and storage. Read more here.
SOLAR: Silicon Ranch plans 2 Georgia solar farms to meet rising power demand and boost grid reliability. Read more here.
SOLAR: Google backs 86MW solar, 350MWh battery project at former West Virginia coal mine. Read more here.
BATTERY: Jupiter Power secures $1.4B financing for 1.5GW of battery storage projects. Read more here.
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