commercial buildings

  • Graphic illustrating the role of virtual power plants in managing peak demand and grid flexibility, from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office (LPO).
    Finance

    BlackRock’s Infrastructure Arm Leads $250 Million Bet on Commercial Building Efficiency as a Grid Asset

    Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of investment giant BlackRock following its acquisition in 2024, has led a $250 million upsizing of Budderfly’s debt facility, bringing the total facility to $550 million and boosting the Shelton, Connecticut-based Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) company’s cumulative capital base well past $1 billion. The transaction, announced on March 25, also includes […]

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    O&M

    Using Advanced Energy Management Controls to Decarbonize Commercial Buildings

    The concept of decarbonization typically calls attention to the energy sources or inefficient systems that drive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions upward—in order to decarbonize, we must reduce our usage of, or replace, these sources or systems. What’s important to understand, however, is how the infrastructures that rely on these current energy sources or systems operate, […]