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Commercial Observer · Industrial

Power Is No Longer an Input in Data Centers. It Is the Product.

Via Commercial Observer · September 7, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · September 7, 2026

Why this matters

Industrial has moved into a normalization phase after the 2020-2023 frenzy. Vacancies are up modestly, sublease space remains a watch item in the big-box logistics segment, and rent growth has shifted from double-digit to mid-single-digit. The long-term tailwinds — nearshoring, e-commerce penetration, infill scarcity — remain intact. Institutional capital is calibrating between core income and value-add basis plays as the cycle matures.

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Excerpt from Commercial Observer:
A data center site can have land, fiber, approvals and a customer ready to deploy, and still be nearly worthless. The reason is changing what developers are actually searching for. Power scarcity is changing the econo…
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