Commercial Observer: Patrick Wilson on the Electricity Shortage and Its Impact on Data Centers

February 2025

With the generative AI and data center boom, the commercial real estate industry is increasingly focused on a pressing challenge: the strain being placed on the U.S. electricity grid.

CenterSquare’s Patrick Wilson discussed the electricity shortage with Commercial Observer reporter Brian Pascus, diving into how power scarcity could impact development in the data center sector and the potential ripple effects on other markets, including residential real estate. Read all of Patrick’s insights.