What happens to the business case for onsite energy when the incentives that helped drive it start to disappear? In this episode, we explore how changing U.S. energy policy, rising electricity costs, and growing grid investment are reshaping the economics of solar, batteries, and other onsite energy systems. You’ll learn why incentives should be treated as one part of a broader strategy, how to identify the highest-value opportunities across a portfolio, and what businesses should understand before deciding where and when to invest.

The conversation also breaks down the factors that determine whether a project makes financial sense, from electricity usage and demand charges to installation costs, additional value streams, and supplier margins. Listen in to hear why competitive procurement can materially change project economics, how to compare proposals effectively, why a portfolio-wide approach can uncover opportunities that individual sites might miss, and how businesses can build a strategy that remains useful even as the policy environment continues to shift.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• How energy policy is changing the market.
• Why rising electricity costs matter.
• How to evaluate opportunities across a portfolio.
• Why incentives shouldn't drive strategy.
• How to prioritize projects economically.
• What goes into an onsite energy business case.
• How demand charges affect project economics.
• Where onsite energy costs come from.
• Why competitive procurement matters.
• How to evaluate competing project proposals.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• Calvin Fine: LinkedIn
• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/4ykjw53r

What if businesses could take greater control of their energy costs, resilience, and sustainability without relying entirely on the traditional grid? In this highlight episode, we explore the growing opportunity for onsite energy systems and why more business leaders are looking at generating, storing, and managing energy directly where it is needed. You’ll learn what onsite energy can include, how microgrids can help businesses continue operating during grid disruptions, and why understanding your energy consumption is the essential first step towards becoming more energy independent.

We also unpack the key benefits driving the adoption of onsite energy, from improving operational resilience and gaining greater certainty over long-term energy costs to creating new value from existing real estate assets. Plus, we talk about the major barriers businesses face when implementing these systems, including complex planning processes, financial decision-making, technology choices, and the challenge of coordinating multiple stakeholders across large organizations.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• How the traditional utility model is changing.
• What onsite energy systems can include.
• How microgrids provide greater energy independence.
• Why energy monitoring is the essential first step.
• How businesses can benefit from demand response programs.
• Why operational resilience is becoming increasingly important.
• How onsite energy can create greater cost certainty.
• How rising electricity costs are changing business priorities.
• How businesses can unlock more value from their real estate.
• The biggest barriers to implementing onsite energy systems.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/yc3d43tu

What if your rooftop, car park, or unused land could become not just part of your property, but also a source of revenue? In this episode, Gareth joins Tom McGee on the From Where I Sit podcast to explain how commercial real estate owners can take greater control of their energy through onsite generation, storage, and other distributed energy solutions. You’ll learn why aging grid infrastructure, rising energy demand, and falling technology costs are making energy strategy increasingly important for property owners, as well as how solar, batteries, microgrids, and other technologies can help reduce costs, improve resilience, and lower emissions.

Listen in to hear how real estate owners can move beyond simply consuming energy to actively generating, selling, and monetizing it. You'll hear different approaches to energy investment, from leasing rooftop and car park space to developing onsite energy assets and selling power to tenants, the grid, or emerging energy users. Gareth also explains how VECKTA analyzes thousands of data points across a property portfolio to identify the right opportunities, structure projects, and connect owners with suppliers. Beyond the technology, he shares lessons from his journey from energy consulting and working in Iraq to founding a technology company—and why adaptability, trust, and resilience are essential when building a business in a rapidly changing industry.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

• How commercial properties can use energy to improve tenant retention.
• How leasing rooftops and car parks can create additional revenue.
• Why commercial businesses are taking greater control of their energy.
• How onsite generation and storage can reduce costs and improve resilience.
• Why aging grid infrastructure is making energy strategy more important.
• How different energy technologies can be matched to specific property needs.
• How real estate owners can generate and sell energy for additional revenue.
• How Veckta analyses property portfolios to identify energy opportunities.
• How technology can simplify energy procurement and supplier selection.
• Why adaptability and resilience are essential when building a business.

Resources in Today's Episode:

• S2E13: How AI Data Centers and Electric Grid Strain Create Challenges and Opportunities for CRE. Gareth Evans, CEO & Co-Founder, VECKTA
• Gareth Evans: LinkedIn
• Dan Roberts: LinkedIn
• VECKTA: News

You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/3ppbje2e