Developer Trends at the Urban Frontier - Global Real Estate Firms Team on Utility-Scale Projects

Presentation Description: The world's largest global logistics companies and real estate REITS are the two newest participants in the race to develop utility-scale projects in tough urban settings where the ability to secure large, industrial sites with interconnection access receive premium consideration. Sarber’s presentation will provide an overview of the dynamics driving collaboration between some of the largest renewable energy developers with global corporations increasingly focused on building flexible, large-scale renewable energy or storage projects that can evolve from a front of the meter project to a behind the meter asset to manage risk. Sarber will highlight how constant competition driven by aggressive state and federal goals ushers in urban-based settings demand flexible project delivery mechanisms that can be tailored to increase profitability or meet sustainability goals while providing practical, renewable energy delivery and market tested options or short term PPA’s with utility customers. The nexus at the center of sustainability goals of global tenants who have massive energy requirements coupled with future demand for EV charging of their tenant’s transportation fleets will fuel the trend, as independent power production as a stand-alone business becomes attractive to sophisticated organizations who are focused on managing their energy portfolios and risks in the long-term.