Why Batteries Should Be Part of Your 2027 Strategy

A unique market opportunity

The AI boom is reshaping the grid, and communities are feeling it. Data center demand is pushing capacity costs to record highs on the nation's largest grid, and PJM's latest auction again cleared at its federal price cap while falling short of its reliability target. Three in four Americans now say they're concerned their electricity bills will rise in the next year, and most expect data centers to make it worse.

Commercial real estate owners are in a unique position to be part of the answer, and to benefit from it. As hyperscalers race to secure power, they are increasingly willing to pay for grid capacity wherever they can find it, turning underused land and parking areas into a new source of long-term lease income. Battery storage on owned property can add capacity where the grid needs it most, ease pressure during peak demand, and keep the benefits local, creating new value for the property while supporting the surrounding community. This session offers a plain-language introduction to how commercial batteries work, where they create value, and the key questions to ask before committing a site.