As real estate accounts for nearly 40% of global energy consumption (International Energy Agency, 2021), developers, investors, and homebuyers are increasingly prioritizing locations that support clean energy solutions like solar, wind, and geothermal power. Solar plus storage enhances energy reliability, cuts costs, and adds value to real estate projects of all sizes. Investments in clean technologies have been increasing steadily. President Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act has accelerated the trend by creating financial incentives for installing. As power availability moves from a background assumption to a primary driver of asset feasibility, value and operational resilience, four structural themes are reshaping how electricity flows from generation to consumption—expanding the role of real estate in the energy value chain. As energy costs rise and Asia Pacific economies move towards decarbonisation, more and more asset owners are starting to generate their. Over the last decade, real estate leaders have started to wrap the industry's arms around what climate change—and the energy transition associated with it—means for the industry.
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